Birk Wood
Birk Wood is a forest in Old Byland and Scawton, Ryedale District, England. Birk Wood is situated nearby to the locality Caydale Mill, as well as near the village Old Byland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rievaulx Abbey and All Saints’ Church, Old Byland.
Rievaulx Abbey
Park
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Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. It was one of the great abbeys in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
All Saints’ Church, Old Byland
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is the parish church of Old Byland, a village in North Yorkshire in England. The church was built in about 1100, from which period the nave and tower survive.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rievaulx and Cold Kirby.
Rievaulx
Village
Rievaulx is a small village and civil parish in Rye Dale within the North York Moors National Park near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England and is located in what was the inner court of Rievaulx Abbey, close to the River Rye.
Cold Kirby
Village
Photo: Bill Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cold Kirby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Hambleton Hills, near Rievaulx Abbey and Sutton Bank, 5 miles west of Helmsley.
Scawton
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scawton is a village and former civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet lies just east of Sutton Bank, north of the A170 road, and 5 miles west of Helmsley, in the Hambleton Hills.
Birk Wood
Latitude
54.2738° or 54° 16′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.1562° or 1° 9′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6W7RFV+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1078678228OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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