Broomber Rigg
Broomber Rigg is a ridge in Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire District, England. Broomber Rigg is situated nearby to the shooting range 6H, as well as near the peak Wimp Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wensley Quarry and St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.
Wensley Quarry
Quarry
Wensley Quarry is an active limestone quarry near to Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire, England. Products from the quarry include industrial carbonate, crushed rock aggregate, and agricultural lime. Wensley Quarry is situated 1 mile southwest of Broomber Rigg.
St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar
Church
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Church is a parish church in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Preston-under-Scar was in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Wensley. St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar is situated 1¼ miles south of Broomber Rigg.
Keld Heads Mine
Ruins
Keld Heads Mine is a closed lead mine in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Lead is first recorded as having been mined at Keld Heads in the 12th century. Keld Heads Mine is situated 1½ miles south of Broomber Rigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wensley and Castle Bolton.
Wensley
Village
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wensley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It consists of a few homes and holiday cottage, an inn, a pub and a historic church. Wensley is situated 2½ miles southeast of Broomber Rigg.
Castle Bolton
Hamlet
Photo: Cacolantern, Public domain.
Castle Bolton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. The village takes its name from Bolton Castle, which overlooks the west end of the village green. Castle Bolton is situated 2½ miles west of Broomber Rigg.
Leyburn
Town
Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le', and 'burn', meaning clearing by the stream. Leyburn is situated 2½ miles southeast of Broomber Rigg.
Broomber Rigg
- Type: Ridge
- Category: landform
- Location: Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.33259° or 54° 19′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.88539° or 1° 53′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C6W84M7+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 433987467OpenStreetMap feature
natural=ridge
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