Thistle Hill
Thistle Hill is a locality in Knaresborough, Harrogate District, England. Thistle Hill is situated nearby to the village Calcutt, as well as near the suburb Starbeck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knaresborough Castle and Mother Shipton’s Cave.
Knaresborough Castle
Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England.
Mother Shipton’s Cave
Forest
Mother Shipton's Cave is at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, near the River Nidd. Nearby is a petrifying well, also known as a dropping well. The latter is the oldest tourist attraction to charge a fee in England, and has been operated since 1630.
Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag
Church
The early-fifteenth century Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag is located in an old quarry on Abbey Road beside the Nidd Gorge at Knaresborough and is an early 15th-century-chapel cut out of the sandstone of the river gorge cliff face.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calcutt and Starbeck.
Calcutt
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calcutt is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Starbeck
Suburb
Photo: Mel Stubbs, Public domain.
Starbeck is a village and suburb of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The population of Starbeck Ward taken at the 2011 census was 6,226. It has many facilities, including Starbeck railway station, which serves the Harrogate Line.
Bilton
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bilton is a suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, situated to the north-east of the town centre. Bilton is situated 3 miles west of Thistle Hill.
Thistle Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Knaresborough, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.99484° or 53° 59′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.46588° or 1° 27′ 57″ westElevation
236 feet (72 metres)Open location code
9C5WXGVM+WJGeoNames ID
13275584
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