Wind Egg

Wind Egg is a peak in Kirby Knowle, Hambleton, England and has an elevation of 909 feet. Wind Egg is situated nearby to the village Kirby Knowle, as well as near Boltby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Upsall Castle and Kirby Knowle Castle.

Upsall Castle

Castle

Photo: Frank Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upsall Castle is a fourteenth-century ruin, park and manor house in Upsall, near to Thirsk, in North Yorkshire, England.

Kirby Knowle Castle

Castle

Kirby Knowle Castle is a historic building in Kirby Knowle, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

St Felix’s Church, Felixkirk

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Felix's Church is the parish church of Felixkirk, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Felixkirk before the Norman Conquest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thirsk and Boltby.

Thirsk is a market town in North Yorkshire, 23 miles north of York, with a population of 5900 in 2021. It's best known for its racecourse and as the home of the veterinarian and author known as James Herriot.

Boltby

Village

Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Boltby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is on the edge of the North York Moors National Park at 460 feet, and about six miles north-east of Thirsk.

Kirby Knowle

Village

Photo: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirby Knowle is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, on the border of the North Yorkshire Moors and near Upsall, about four miles northeast of Thirsk.

Wind Egg

Type: Peak with an elevation of 909 feet
Category: landform
Location: Kirby Knowle, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2765° or 54° 16′ 35″ north

Longitude

-1.2717° or 1° 16′ 18″ west

Elevation

909 feet (277 metres)

Open location code

9C6W7PGH+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4609393415

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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