old chalk pit
old chalk pit is a quarry in Ganton, Ryedale District, England. old chalk pit is situated nearby to the forest Zigzag Plantation, as well as near Hillside Plantation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ganton Golf Club and RRH Staxton Wold.
Ganton Golf Club
Golf course
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Ganton Golf Club is a golf club in Ganton, North Yorkshire, England. It has an 18-hole golf course that has hosted many major tournaments, including the 1949 Ryder Cup. Ganton Golf Club is situated 1 mile northwest of old chalk pit.
RRH Staxton Wold
Military installation
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Staxton Wold or RRH Staxton Wold is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force, located near Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. RRH Staxton Wold is situated 2 miles northeast of old chalk pit.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 2 miles northeast of old chalk pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potter Brompton and Staxton.
Potter Brompton
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Potter Brompton is a small village in the English county of North Yorkshire, on the A64 road from Malton to Scarborough. The village is situated just a few hundred yards off the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail and lies within the parish of Ganton.
Staxton
Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staxton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, part of the civil parish of Willerby, and situated approximately 8.2 miles from Scarborough town centre. Staxton is situated 2 miles northeast of old chalk pit.
Butterwick
Hamlet
Photo: Nigelcoates, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butterwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Foxholes (1.75 miles to the east, near the village of Weaverthorpe, in North Yorkshire, England. Butterwick is situated 3 miles south of old chalk pit.
old chalk pit
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Ganton, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.17502° or 54° 10′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.4761° or 0° 28′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C6X5GGF+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1574271234OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarry
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