Wimp Hill
Wimp Hill is a peak in Stainton, Richmondshire District, England. Wimp Hill is situated nearby to the locality Loft Skew, as well as near Far Cranehow Bottom.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar and Wensley Quarry.
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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leyburn and Wensley.
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.
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.
Stainton
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in Swaledale.
Wimp Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Stainton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3381° or 54° 20′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.875° or 1° 52′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C6W84QG+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 773517016OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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