Forest
Forest is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, near the town of Richmond. It is near the villages of Scorton and Bolton-on-Swale. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 25 residents
- Description: hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Forest, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Cowton Castle and Kiplin Hall.
South Cowton Castle
Castle
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Cowton Castle is a 15th-century fortified dwelling house in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the land that was once the medieval village of South Cowton. South Cowton Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Forest.
Kiplin Hall
Photo: Rojabro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiplin Hall is a Jacobean historic house at Kiplin in North Yorkshire, England, and a Grade I listed building. It is not far from the River Swale in the Vale of Mowbray. Kiplin Hall is situated 2 miles south of Forest.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing in open countryside in the former village of South Cowton, near Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire, England. St Mary’s Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atley Hill and Bolton-on-Swale.
Atley Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Atley Hill is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1263 road between the A167 and the village of Scorton. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Bolton-on-Swale
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the civil parish to be 70. Bolton-on-Swale is situated 1½ miles southwest of Forest.
Ellerton-on-Swale
Hamlet
Ellerton-on-Swale or Ellerton is a small village and civil parish about a mile east of Catterick in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish at 110. Ellerton-on-Swale is situated 2 miles southwest of Forest.
Forest
- Category: locality
- Location: Whitwell, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3991° or 54° 23′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.57547° or 1° 34′ 32″ westPopulation
25Open location code
9C6W9CXF+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 4318057969OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q5468771
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Forest” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Forest, North Yorkshire”
- French: “Forest”
- Irish: “Forest”
- Polish: “Forest (North Yorkshire)”
- Polish: “Forest”
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Localities in the Area
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