Sharp Haw

Sharp Haw is a hill on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, located just within the National Park. Being the last outpost of the hills before the broad Aire valley, and with a sharp summit from many angles, it is prominent and easily recognisable from much of the area to the south.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Norton Tower and Gargrave railway station.

Norton Tower

Archaeological site

Norton Tower is a ruined building near Rylstone, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as a hunting lodge with space for banqueting, probably in about 1540.

Gargrave railway station

Railway station

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Gargrave is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 30 miles north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Gargrave in North Yorkshire.

St Andrew’s Church, Gargrave

Church

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St Andrew's Church is the parish church of Gargrave, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was probably originally built in the 16th century, from which period the tower survives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flasby and Eshton.

Flasby

Hamlet

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Flasby is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the two settlements, with Winterburn, in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn.

Eshton

Hamlet

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Eshton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn.