Withow Gap SSSI
Withow Gap SSSI is a nature reserve in Skipsea, East Yorkshire, England. Withow Gap SSSI is situated nearby to the village Skipsea, as well as near the hamlet Skirlington.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skipsea Castle and St Lawrence’s Church.
Skipsea Castle
Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skipsea Castle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the newly conquered region, defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the North Sea.
St Lawrence’s Church
Church
St Lawrence's Church is the parish church of Atwick, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. There was a church in Atwick in the Mediaeval period, which had a nave, chancel, west tower and south porch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ulrome and Dunnington.
Ulrome
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulrome is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of the town of Hornsea and on the east side of the B1242 road.
Dunnington
Hamlet
Photo: Steve Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnington is a village in the civil parish of Bewholme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles north-west of the town of Hornsea and 2 miles south-east of the village of Beeford.
Bewholme
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bewholme is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of the town of Hornsea.
Withow Gap SSSI
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Skipsea, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.9745° or 53° 58′ 28″ northLongitude
-0.199° or 0° 11′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C5XXRF2+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1312834717OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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