Raker Lakes
Raker Lakes is a fishing area in Elvington, York, England. Raker Lakes is situated nearby to Highbank Lake, as well as near Acorn Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Helen’s Church, Wheldrake and Yorkshire Air Museum.
St Helen’s Church, Wheldrake
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helen's Church is the parish church in Wheldrake, a village in the rural south-eastern part of the City of York, in England. The oldest part of the church is the tower, which dates from the 14th century, but was rebuilt in the 15th century, with larger stones. St Helen’s Church, Wheldrake is situated 4,100 feet south of Raker Lakes.
Yorkshire Air Museum
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial is an aviation museum in Elvington, York, England, on the site of the former RAF Elvington airfield, a Second World War RAF Bomber Command station. Yorkshire Air Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Raker Lakes.
RAF Elvington
Aerodrome
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Elvington or more simply RAF Elvington is a former Royal Air Force satellite station which operated from the beginning of the Second World War until 1992 located at Elvington, Yorkshire, England. RAF Elvington is situated 1½ miles northwest of Raker Lakes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wheldrake and Elvington.
Wheldrake
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wheldrake is a village and civil parish located 7 miles south-east of York in the unitary authority of the City of York, which is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
Elvington
Village
Photo: Acombmate2114, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elvington is a village and civil parish in the City of York, lying approximately 7 miles south-east of York, England, on the B1228 York-Howden road. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,212, it increased to 1,239 at the 2011 Census.
Storwood
Hamlet
Photo: Catherine Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Storwood is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cottingwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles south-west of Pocklington and lies to the south of the B1228 road on the south bank of the Pocklington Canal. Storwood is situated 2 miles southeast of Raker Lakes.
Raker Lakes
- Type: Fishing area
- Categories: recreation area and sports location
- Location: Elvington, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.90772° or 53° 54′ 28″ northLongitude
-0.96256° or 0° 57′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C5XW25P+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 12070367461OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=fishing
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