Blind Jack
Blind Jack is a memorial in Knaresborough, Harrogate District, England. Blind Jack is situated nearby to the health club XS Fitness, as well as near the pub The Old Royal Oak Between Nos 7 And 9.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knaresborough Castle and Knaresborough Library.
Knaresborough Castle
Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. Knaresborough Castle is situated 550 feet southwest of Blind Jack.
Knaresborough bus station
Bus station
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knaresborough bus station is situated 360 feet east of Blind Jack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calcutt and Starbeck.
Calcutt
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calcutt is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Starbeck
Suburb
Photo: Mel Stubbs, Public domain.
Starbeck is a village and suburb of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The population of Starbeck Ward taken at the 2011 census was 6,226. It has many facilities, including Starbeck railway station, which serves the Harrogate Line.
Farnham
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farnham is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 2 miles north of Knaresborough. Farnham is situated 2½ miles north of Blind Jack.
Blind Jack
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Blind Jack of Knaresborough was born John Metcalf in 1717. Although blinded by small pox at the age of six, he led an exceptionally active life as a musician, guide, horseman, gambler, trader and pioneer civil engineer ...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Knaresborough, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.00788° or 54° 0′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.46699° or 1° 28′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C6W2G5M+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 9938965814OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include XS Fitness and The Old Royal Oak Between Nos 7 And 9.
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