The Leases

The Leases is a forest in Constable Burton, Richmondshire District, England. The Leases is situated near the locality Mickle Mire, as well as near Brookside.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Middleham Castle and St Michael’s Church, Spennithorne.

Middleham Castle

Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190.

St Michael’s Church, Spennithorne

Church

Photo: Tony Simms, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael's Church is the parish church of Spennithorne, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was originally built in about 1150, from which period the north arcade of the nave survives.

Leyburn railway station

Railway station

Photo: Paul Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leyburn railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway, a seasonal, heritage service and serves the town of Leyburn in North Yorkshire, England. During the summer months it is served by at least three trains per day; at other times of the year the service is mainly at weekends and public holidays.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leyburn and Middleham.

Leyburn

Town

Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le', and 'burn', meaning clearing by the stream.

Middleham

Town

Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middleham is a former market town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the confluence of the River Ure and River Cover.

Garriston

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garriston is a hamlet and civil parish north-east of Leyburn in North Yorkshire, England. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population at 20.

The Leases

Type: Forest
Location: Constable Burton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.3132° or 54° 18′ 48″ north

Longitude

-1.7745° or 1° 46′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C6W867G+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 142658490

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mickle Mire and Brookside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Magpie Well and Street Head.

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