Falls Wood

Falls Wood is a forest in Markington with Wallerthwaite, Harrogate District, England. Falls Wood is situated nearby to the locality Scarah Moor, as well as near the hamlet South Stainley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ripley Castle and St Wilfrid’s Church, South Stainley.

Ripley Castle

Photo: Dposte46, Public domain.

Ripley Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century country house in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, 3 miles north of Harrogate. The castle has been the seat of the Ingilby baronets for centuries. In June 2024 it was announced that it was to be sold.

St Wilfrid’s Church, South Stainley

Church

Photo: roger nightingale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Wilfrid's Church is the parish church of South Stainley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church was built in South Stainley in the Mediaeval period.

St Paul and St Margaret’s Church, Nidd

Church

Photo: TheMightyGrog, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Paul and St Margaret's Church is the parish church of Nidd, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Nidd in the mediaeval period, and in 1848 it was described as "a very ancient structure".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killinghall and Bishop Thornton.

Killinghall

Village

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Killinghall is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 4,132. The village is situated approximately 3 miles north of Harrogate, extending south from the bridges on the A61 road over the River Nidd.

Bishop Thornton

Hamlet

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Bishop Thornton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish also includes the village of Shaw Mills. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 521, decreasing to 507 at the 2011 census.

South Stainley

Hamlet

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Stainley is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the town of Harrogate and the village of Markington.

Falls Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Markington with Wallerthwaite, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.0625° or 54° 3′ 45″ north

Longitude

-1.5565° or 1° 33′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C6W3C6V+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 102851308

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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