Towton Battlefield Trail
Towton Battlefield Trail is in Towton, Selby District, England. Towton Battlefield Trail is situated nearby to the wayside cross Dacre’s Cross, as well as near the battlefield Battle of Towton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dacre’s Cross and All Saints’ Church, Saxton.
Dacre’s Cross
Wayside cross
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Dacre's Cross, also known as Towton Cross, is a historic structure near Towton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The cross was carved in the 15th century, given its style, and it has probably always been a memorial to the Battle of Towton in 1461.
All Saints’ Church, Saxton
Church
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All Saints' Church is the parish church of Saxton, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built in the 11th century, initially serving as a chapel of ease in the parish of All Saints' Church, Sherburn in Elmet. All Saints’ Church, Saxton is situated 1 mile south of Towton Battlefield Trail.
St Mary’s Chapel, Lead
Church
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St Mary's Church, Lead, is a redundant Anglican chapel standing in an isolated position in fields in the civil parish of Lead, some 0.75 miles to the west of the village of Saxton, North Yorkshire, England. St Mary’s Chapel, Lead is situated 1½ miles southwest of Towton Battlefield Trail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saxton and Stutton.
Saxton
Village
Saxton is a village in the civil parish of Saxton with Scarthingwell, in North Yorkshire, England, 14 miles south-west of York and 12 miles east of Leeds.
Stutton
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stutton is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England, a mile south-west of Tadcaster. It lies in the valley of the Cock Beck which discharges into the River Wharfe one mile to the east of the village. Stutton is situated 1½ miles north of Towton Battlefield Trail.
Kirkby Wharfe
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby Wharfe is a village 1.9 miles south of Tadcaster, in North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford. Kirkby Wharfe is situated 2½ miles northeast of Towton Battlefield Trail.
Towton Battlefield Trail
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- Category: tourism
- Location: Towton, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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53.84182° or 53° 50′ 31″ northLongitude
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