The Island
The Island is an island in Westwick, Harrogate District, England. The Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Skelton-on-Ure, as well as near Roecliffe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Christ the Consoler and Newby Hall.
Church of Christ the Consoler
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of Christ the Consoler is a Victorian Gothic Revival church built in the Early English style by William Burges. It is located in the grounds of Newby Hall at Skelton-on-Ure, in North Yorkshire, England.
Newby Hall
Building
Photo: Lynne Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newby Hall is a country house beside the River Ure in the parish of Skelton-on-Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles south-east of Ripon and 6 miles south of Topcliffe Castle, by which the manor of Newby was originally held.
St Helen’s Church, Skelton-on-Ure
Church
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helen's Church is a chapel in Skelton-on-Ure, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There was an Anglican placed of worship in Skelton before 1750, a chapel-of-ease to what became Ripon Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langthorpe and Minskip.
Langthorpe
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langthorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 812. It is situated to the immediate north of Boroughbridge on the A168 road. Langthorpe is situated 2 miles east of The Island.
Minskip
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minskip is a village in the civil parish of Boroughbridge, in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A6055 road and 1 mile south-west of Boroughbridge. Minskip is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Island.
Boroughbridge
Town
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boroughbridge is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is 16 miles north-west of York. Boroughbridge is situated 2½ miles east of The Island.
The Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Westwick, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.09802° or 54° 5′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.45867° or 1° 27′ 31″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C6W3GXR+6GGeoNames ID
13284425
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