Wood’s Shaft

Wood’s Shaft is a historic site in , , . Wood’s Shaft is situated nearby to the valley , as well as near the historic site .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grimwith Reservoir and Stump Cross Caverns.

Reservoir
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located in the in , . It was originally built by the Bradford Corporation as one of eleven reservoirs in the Yorkshire Dales to supply fresh water to Bradford.

Cave
Photo: Simon Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a limestone cave system between and in , England. First discovered around 1860 by the Newbold brothers and further explored in the 1920s, the caverns are now open to the public as a commercial tourist attraction. is situated 1 mile east of Wood’s Shaft.

Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parcevall Hall, also known as Parceval Hall, and its gardens are located at near village, , , . is situated 1½ miles south of Wood’s Shaft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trollers Gill and Skyreholme.

Locality
Photo: Jamesfcarter, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a limestone gill or gorge in , England, close to the village of and 4.7 miles south-east of in the . The gorge, which is 0.5 miles in length, is also known as Trollerdale.

Village
is a hamlet in in the , , England. It lies 1-mile east of , in the small side valleys formed by Beck and Blands Beck, which meet in the hamlet to form Fir Beck, a short tributary… is situated 2 miles south of Wood’s Shaft.

Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England, 6.5 miles north-east of , 7 miles from and 16 miles from . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wood’s Shaft.

Wood’s Shaft

Latitude
54.06815° or 54° 4′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.8916° or 1° 53′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C6W3495+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2672644016
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­mine_shaft
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