Scorton Moors

Scorton Moors is a locality in South Cowton, Hambleton, England. Scorton Moors is situated nearby to the hamlet Forest, as well as near the locality Bolton Moors.

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Cowton Castle and Moulton railway station.

South Cowton Castle

Castle

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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 2 miles northeast of Scorton Moors.

Moulton railway station

Railway station

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Moulton railway station was a railway station in North Yorkshire, England. It was situated near the village of North Cowton. Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. Moulton railway station is situated 2 miles north of Scorton Moors.

Kiplin Hall

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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 Scorton Moors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest and Atley Hill.

Forest

Hamlet

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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.

Atley Hill

Hamlet

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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 Scorton Moors.

Scorton Moors

Type: Locality
Location: South Cowton, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.40257° or 54° 24′ 9″ north

Longitude

-1.58563° or 1° 35′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C6WCC37+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4628507458

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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