Upton Beacon

Upton Beacon is a hill in Upton, Wakefield, England and has an elevation of 308 feet. Upton Beacon is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hill Estate, as well as near the village North Elmsall.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Margaret and South Elmsall railway station.

Church of St Margaret

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Elmsall railway station

Railway station

Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.

South Elmsall railway station serves the town of South Elmsall in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line operated by Northern 8+3⁄4 miles northwest of Doncaster and was opened in 1866. South Elmsall railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Upton Beacon.

Moorthorpe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.

Moorthorpe railway station serves the village of Moorthorpe and town of South Kirkby in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line and the Dearne Valley Line, 18+1⁄4 miles north of Sheffield and is served by Northern Trains. Moorthorpe railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Upton Beacon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upton and North Elmsall.

Upton

Village

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upton is a village in the civil parish of Upton and North Elmsall, in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The parish had a population of 3,541 in the 2001 census.

North Elmsall

Village

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Elmsall is a village in the civil parish of Upton and North Elmsall, in the City of Wakefield district in West Yorkshire, England. The parish had a population of 4,093 in 2001 and 3,873 in 2011.

Badsworth

Village

Photo: Paul Johnston-Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Badsworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 583, increasing to 682 at the 2011 Census.

Upton Beacon

Type: Hill with an elevation of 308 feet
Category: landform
Location: Upton, Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.61995° or 53° 37′ 12″ north

Longitude

-1.2848° or 1° 17′ 5″ west

Elevation

308 feet (94 metres)

Open location code

9C5WJP98+X3

GeoNames ID

12622034

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