High Gorton

High Gorton is a locality in Melbecks, Richmondshire District, England. High Gorton is situated nearby to the locality Blakethwaite Smelt Mill, as well as near Gorton Hush.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rogan’s Seat and Moss Dam.

Rogan’s Seat

Peak

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Rogan's Seat is a remote hill located near East Stonesdale and Gunnerside Gill, in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is a high expanse of moorland that stretches alongside Swaledale, Swinner Gill and Gunnerside Gill.

Moss Dam

Reservoir

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Moss Dam is a reservoir.

Gunnerside Methodist Church

Church

Gunnerside Methodist Church is a historic building in Gunnerside, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first Wesleyan Methodist Church in Gunnerside was built in 1789. Gunnerside Methodist Church is situated 2½ miles south of High Gorton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Gang Mill and Gunnerside.

Old Gang Mill

Locality

Old Gang Mill is a ruined building near Reeth, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The smeltmill was probably built in 1846, to replace the nearby New Mill. Old Gang Mill is situated 2½ miles east of High Gorton.

Gunnerside

Village

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Gunnerside is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in Swaledale, on the B6270 road, 3 miles east of Muker and 6 miles west of Grinton. Gunnerside is situated 2½ miles south of High Gorton.

Ivelet

Hamlet

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Ivelet is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, about a mile west of Gunnerside in Swaledale. Ivelet is situated 2½ miles south of High Gorton.

High Gorton

Type: Locality
Location: Melbecks, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.41247° or 54° 24′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.09521° or 2° 5′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C6VCW63+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3884739830

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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