Ponden Kirk

Ponden Kirk is a scenic viewpoint in Keighley, Bradford, England. Ponden Kirk is situated nearby to Ponden Reservoir, as well as near the peak Withins Height.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ponden Reservoir and Top Withens.

Ponden Reservoir

Reservoir

Ponden Reservoir is an artificial upland lake in the Worth Valley, near Stanbury, West Yorkshire, England. Ponden was built as a compensation reservoir after the nearby Watersheddles Reservoir was used to divert water away from the River Worth.

Top Withens

Ruins

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

Top Withens is a ruined farmhouse near Haworth, West Yorkshire, England, notable for its association with Emily Bronte's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. It occupies a remote and exposed position on Haworth Moor, 1,377 feet above sea level. Top Withens is situated 4,200 feet south of Ponden Kirk.

Watersheddles Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Watersheddles Reservoir is an upland artificial lake in Lancashire, England. The reservoir was opened in 1877 by the Keighley Corporation Waterworks, and is now owned by Yorkshire Water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scar Top and Oldfield.

Scar Top

Hamlet

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Scar Top is a farming hamlet near the tourist village of Haworth in the City of Bradford metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire in England. It is in the BD22 postcode area.

Oldfield

Hamlet

Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oldfield is a hamlet in the civil parish of Keighley, in the Bradford district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, situated north of Stanbury and near to Oakworth. Oldfield is situated 2 miles northeast of Ponden Kirk.

Stanbury

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.

Stanbury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Haworth and Stanbury, in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. Stanbury is situated 2 miles east of Ponden Kirk.

Ponden Kirk

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Keighley, Bradford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.82586° or 53° 49′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.03487° or 2° 2′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C5VRXG8+83

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1769044305

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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