West Bank

West Bank is a hamlet in Hirst Courtney, Selby District, England. West Bank is situated nearby to the locality Hirst Marsh, as well as near West Marsh.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carlton Towers and Snaith railway station.

Carlton Towers

Photo: Drew Bates, CC BY 2.0.

Carlton Towers in the civil parish of Carlton, 5 miles south-east of Selby, North Yorkshire, England, is a Grade I listed country house, in the Gothic Revival style, and is surrounded by a 250-acre park. Carlton Towers is situated 1½ miles east of West Bank.

Snaith railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Snaith railway station serves the market town of Snaith in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 26 miles east of Leeds railway station on the Pontefract Line, between Knottingley and Goole. Snaith railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of West Bank.

St John’s Chapel

Church

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John’s Chapel is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gowdall and Snaith.

Gowdall

Village

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Gowdall is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1 mile west of the town of Snaith, 1 mile to the north of the M62 motorway and the A645 road, and just south of the River Aire.

Snaith

Town

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Snaith is a market town in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Snaith is administered by the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority and, since the 2024 general election, forms part of the Goole and Pocklington constituency. Snaith is situated 2 miles southeast of West Bank.