Thorny Hill Plantation

Thorny Hill Plantation is a forest in Scotton, Richmondshire District, England. Thorny Hill Plantation is situated nearby to the town Catterick Garrison, as well as near the locality Druggon Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Cuthbert’s Church, Colburn and Holy Trinity Church, Tunstall.

St Cuthbert’s Church, Colburn

Church

St Cuthbert's Church is an Anglican church in Colburn, North Yorkshire, a town in England. Colburn is an ancient settlement, but its only place of worship in the mediaeval period was the private chapel at Colburn Hall.

Holy Trinity Church, Tunstall

Church

Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Tunstall, North Yorkshire, a village in England. Tunstall lies in the parish of St Anne's Church, Catterick.

Easby Abbey

Historic site

Photo: Greenjettaguy, Public domain.

Easby Abbey, or the Abbey of St Agatha, is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey on the eastern bank of the River Swale on the outskirts of Richmond in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richmond and Catterick Garrison.

Richmond

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Richmond is a market town in North Yorkshire in northeast England, with a population of just over 50,000 in 2021. It has an attractive old centre and is a good base for visiting the Yorkshire Dales.

Catterick Garrison

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.

Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town 3 miles south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14,000 in 2021 and covering over 2,400 acres.

Hipswell

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hipswell is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire. The civil parish mainly comprises the northern part of Catterick Garrison. The village of Hipswell is at the eastern end of the civil parish, and effectively forms a suburb of Catterick Garrison.

Thorny Hill Plantation

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

54.3662° or 54° 21′ 58″ north

Longitude

-1.7109° or 1° 42′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C6W978Q+FJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 143327502

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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