Lacon Cross
Lacon Cross is a cross in Sawley, Harrogate District, England. Lacon Cross is situated nearby to the forest Hebden Wood, as well as near Ellarcar Wood.Photo: Roger Nunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Church, Sawley and Fountains Hall.
St Michael’s Church, Sawley
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is the parish church of Sawley, North Yorkshire, a village in England. A church was built in Sawley by the owners of Sawley Hall, described in 1871 as a "plain stone oblong building, with a belfry and one bell". St Michael’s Church, Sawley is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Lacon Cross.
Fountains Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fountains Hall is a country house near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England, located within the World Heritage Site at Studley Royal Park which include the ruins of Fountains Abbey. It belongs to the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building. Fountains Hall is situated 2 miles northeast of Lacon Cross.
St Lawrence’s Church, Aldfield
Church
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Lawrence's Church is the parish church of Aldfield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church on the site was built in the 14th century. St Lawrence’s Church, Aldfield is situated 2 miles northeast of Lacon Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Risplith and Bishop Thornton.
Risplith
Hamlet
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Risplith is a village in the civil parish of Sawley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles west of Ripon on the B6265 road to Pateley Bridge.
Bishop Thornton
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop Thornton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish also includes the village of Shaw Mills. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 521, decreasing to 507 at the 2011 census. Bishop Thornton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lacon Cross.
Shaw Mills
Hamlet
Photo: Sue Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shaw Mills is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bishop Thornton, in Nidderdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the valley of Thornton Beck, a tributary of the River Nidd, 6 miles north west of Harrogate. Shaw Mills is situated 2½ miles south of Lacon Cross.
Lacon Cross
- Type: Cross
- Description: architectural structure in Sawley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Category: wayside cross
- Location: Sawley, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.09526° or 54° 5′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.62747° or 1° 37′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6W39WF+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 12583055804OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossWikidata ID
Q26553603
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