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 Newby Hall and Church of Christ the Consoler.
Newby Hall
Castle
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.
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.
Bishop Monkton Ings
Protected area
Bishop Monkton Ings is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, situated east of Bishop Monkton village in North Yorkshire, England. It consists mostly of marshy, calcareous grassland, with some broadleaved woodland, and some fen alongside the two watercourses which run through the site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skelton-on-Ure and Langthorpe.
Skelton-on-Ure
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelton-on-Ure or Skelton is a village and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1.9 miles west of Boroughbridge, near the A1 motorway.
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
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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.
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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