Craven Museum & Gallery

Craven Museum & Gallery is a museum located in the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, in Skipton Town Hall. The museum holds a collection of local artefacts that depict life in Craven from the prehistoric times to the modern day.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Skipton, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Craven Museum”
Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skipton Town Hall and Holy Trinity Church.

Skipton Town Hall

Town hall

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Skipton Town Hall is the town hall of Skipton, North Yorkshire. It is located on the town's High Street and is home to Craven Museum & Gallery as well as a Concert Hall with events and performance programme and Skipton Tourist Information Centre.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

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Holy Trinity Church is in High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Medieval in origin, the church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Holy Trinity Church is situated 380 feet north of Craven Museum & Gallery.

St Andrew’s Church

Church

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St Andrew's Church is a closed church in Skipton, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. A Congregationalist church was first built on the site in 1777, which was replaced by a new building in the mid-19th century. St Andrew’s Church is situated 570 feet southeast of Craven Museum & Gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorlby and Bradley, North Yorkshire.

Thorlby

Village

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Thorlby is a village, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Craven Museum & Gallery.

Bradley, North Yorkshire

Locality

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Bradley is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Skipton and Keighley, approximately 1⁄2 mile from the A629 and 2 miles from the nearby town of Skipton. Bradley, North Yorkshire is situated 1½ miles southeast of Craven Museum & Gallery.

Embsay

Village

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Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby. Embsay is situated 1½ miles northeast of Craven Museum & Gallery.

Craven Museum & Gallery

Categories: local authority museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Skipton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.96231° or 53° 57′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.0158° or 2° 0′ 57″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

Q23204100

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