Back Well
Back Well is a spring in Askwith, Harrogate District, England. Back Well is situated nearby to the heath Askwith Moor, as well as near old sandstone quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tree Of Life Rock and Fewston Reservoir.
Tree Of Life Rock
Archaeological site
Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tree Of Life Rock is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,500 feet east of Back Well.
Fewston Reservoir
Reservoir
Fewston Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres. Fewston Reservoir is situated 2 miles north of Back Well.
Swinsty Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swinsty Reservoir is a reservoir in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. Construction began in 1871 and was completed in 1878. Swinsty Reservoir is situated 2 miles northeast of Back Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timble and Askwith.
Timble
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Timble is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the slopes of the Washburn Valley, north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs.
Askwith
Village
Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askwith is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 220, increasing to 240 at the 2011 Census. The village is located in Wharfedale, and is close to the border of West Yorkshire. Askwith is situated 2 miles south of Back Well.
Denton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population of this civil parish was less than 100. Denton is situated 2 miles southwest of Back Well.
Back Well
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Askwith, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.9583° or 53° 57′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.74329° or 1° 44′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5WX754+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2546935726OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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