Union Shaft

Union Shaft is a historic site in Grassington, Craven District, England. Union Shaft is situated nearby to the ruins Crushing Machine, as well as near the historic site Beevers Shaft.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grassington Methodist Church and Grassington Hub and Community Library.

Grassington Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grassington Methodist Church is a historic church in Grassington, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. John Wesley preached in Grassington in 1780 and 1782. Grassington Methodist Church is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Union Shaft.

Grassington Hub and Community Library

Library

Photo: Peter James, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grassington Hub and Community Library is situated 1½ miles southwest of Union Shaft.

Grassington Congregational Church

Cemetery

Photo: Peter James, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grassington Congregational Church is a historic church in Grassington, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. In 1811, two or three residents in Grassington became interested in congregationalism, and requested that student ministers from Idle visit to preach. Grassington Congregational Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Union Shaft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hebden and Threshfield.

Hebden

Village

Photo: Alethe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hebden is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, and one of four villages in the ecclesiastical parish of Linton. It lies near Grimwith Reservoir and Grassington, in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Hebden is situated 1½ miles south of Union Shaft.

Threshfield

Village

Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Threshfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. A population of 968 was recorded at the 2011 census. It borders Grassington, Linton Falls, and Skirethorns. Threshfield is situated 2½ miles southwest of Union Shaft.

Conistone

Village

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Conistone is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles north of Grassington, 3 miles south of Kettlewell and 12 miles north of Skipton beside the River Wharfe, in Upper Wharfedale. Conistone is situated 2½ miles northwest of Union Shaft.

Union Shaft

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Grassington, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.08675° or 54° 5′ 12″ north

Longitude

-1.97004° or 1° 58′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C6W32PH+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1878428179

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine_shaft

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