w2
w2 is a mine in Low Abbotside, Richmondshire District, England. w2 is situated nearby to the fell East Side, as well as near the peak North Rake Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hardraw Force and Lovely Seat.
Hardraw Force
Waterfall
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hardraw Force is a waterfall on Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw, 0.9 miles north of the town of Hawes, Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales. Hardraw Force is situated 2 miles southwest of w2.
Lovely Seat
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lovely Seat, originally known as Lunasett, is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. Situated at grid reference SD878950 three miles north of the town of Hawes, it is part of the high ground which separates Wensleydale from Swaledale and the highest point of Abbotside Common reaching a height of 675 metres. Lovely Seat is situated 1½ miles northwest of w2.
Dales Countryside Museum
Museum
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dales Countryside Museum is a local museum which also functions as a visitor centre for the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Northern England. Run by the National Park Authority, it tells the story of the people who have lived and worked in the Yorkshire Dales for over a 1,000 years. Dales Countryside Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of w2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sedbusk and Simonstone.
Sedbusk
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sedbusk is a hamlet near Hawes and Hardraw Force within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The Village is 1 mile north of the town of Hawes across the River Ure.
Simonstone
Hamlet
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simonstone is a hamlet near Hawes and Hardraw Force within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The name is first recorded in 1301 as deriving from Sigemund's Rock. Simonstone is situated 1½ miles southwest of w2.
Hardraw
Hamlet
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hardraw is a hamlet near Hawes within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The nearby Hardraw Force waterfall takes its name from it. The name of the hamlet is first recorded in 1606 as Hardrawe, and derives from Old English Herde and raw, which means the shepherd's houses. Hardraw is situated 2 miles southwest of w2.
w2
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Low Abbotside, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.33139° or 54° 19′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.16202° or 2° 9′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6V8RJQ+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 430097227OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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