Wheelam Rock
Wheelam Rock is a quarry in Draughton, Craven District, England. Wheelam Rock is situated nearby to the ruins Wheelam Kilns, as well as near the archaeological site Hargreaves Kilns.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holywell Halt railway station and Chelker Reservoir.
Holywell Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Douglas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holywell Halt railway station is on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway in North Yorkshire, England. Holywell Halt railway station is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Wheelam Rock.
Chelker Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chelker Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the parish of Draughton, immediately north of the A65 road, between Skipton and the village of Addingham.
Embsay railway station
Railway station
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
Embsay railway station is a railway station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves the small village of Embsay in North Yorkshire, England. The station is a terminus on the railway and was re-opened in 1981. Embsay railway station is situated 2 miles west of Wheelam Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halton East and Embsay.
Halton East
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halton East is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 3.5 miles east of Skipton. The population of the parish was estimated at 90 in 2015.
Embsay
Village
Photo: John Winterbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby. Embsay is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wheelam Rock.
Bolton Bridge
Hamlet
Bolton Bridge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bolton Abbey, in North Yorkshire, England, on the west side of the River Wharfe. It is south along the B6160 road from the village of Bolton Abbey. Bolton Bridge is situated 2½ miles east of Wheelam Rock.
Wheelam Rock
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Draughton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.96587° or 53° 57′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.95069° or 1° 57′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C5WX28X+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 1334525368OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarry
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