Oakheadmire

Oakheadmire is a farm in Bentham, Craven District, England. Oakheadmire is situated nearby to the forest Smithy Wood, as well as near Moulterbeck Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Stone of Fourstones and Bentham railway station.

Great Stone of Fourstones

Stone

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The Great Stone of Fourstones, or the Big Stone as it is known locally, is a glacial deposit on the moorlands of Tatham Fells, England, straddling the county border between North Yorkshire and Lancashire, near Bentham in the District of Craven. Great Stone of Fourstones is situated 1 mile southeast of Oakheadmire.

Bentham railway station

Railway station

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Bentham is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 19 miles east of Lancaster, serves the town of High Bentham and surrounding settlements in North Yorkshire. Bentham railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Oakheadmire.

St Margaret’s Church, High Bentham

Church

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St Margaret's Church is in Station Road, High Bentham, North Yorkshire, England. It is an Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ewecross, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. St Margaret’s Church, High Bentham is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Oakheadmire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include High Bentham and Low Bentham.

High Bentham

Town

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Bentham is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older adjacent village Low Bentham.