old shaft
old shaft is a historic site in Blubberhouses, Harrogate District, England. old shaft is situated nearby to old sandstone quarry, as well as near the fell Hare Carr.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thruscross Reservoir and Fewston Reservoir.
Thruscross Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn Valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross.
Fewston Reservoir
Reservoir
Fewston Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres. Fewston Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of old shaft.
Blubberhouses Hall, Now Venture House
Residential building
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blubberhouses Hall, Now Venture House is a residential building, which is situated 1 mile south of old shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blubberhouses and Thruscross.
Blubberhouses
Village
Photo: Technica Vita, CC BY 2.0.
Blubberhouses is a small village and civil parish in the Washburn Valley in North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Fewston.
Thruscross
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of Harrogate.
Thornthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Street, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornthwaite is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the valley of Padside Beck, a side valley on the south side of Nidderdale, 9 miles west of Harrogate.
old shaft
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Blubberhouses, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.00912° or 54° 0′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.74827° or 1° 44′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C6W2752+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 6900676572OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaft
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