Turpen
Turpen is a heath in Halton Gill, Craven District, England. Turpen is situated nearby to the peak Marble Quarry Hill, as well as near West Fold Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pen-y-ghent and Plover Hill.
Pen-y-ghent
Peak
Photo: Tim Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet; the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside.
Plover Hill
Peak
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plover Hill is an area of moorland lying to the north of Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales and connected to it by an unbroken area of high ground. Whilst the whole area is now "open access land", the main right-of-way footpaths come directly from the north off Foxup Road and directly from the south from the summit of Pen-y-ghent.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ulleskelf, Public domain.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 47 miles 40 chains north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Turpen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brackenbottom and Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
Brackenbottom
Hamlet
Brackenbottom is a hamlet in Ribblesdale, near to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is the location of the headquarters of Bradford Potholing Club who own a bunkhouse in the village. Brackenbottom is situated 2 miles south of Turpen.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a village in North Yorkshire. With a population of 400 in 2021, it's set in the Yorkshire Dales beneath the "Three Peaks", and is a stopover on the Pennine Way.
Selside
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. Selside is situated 2½ miles west of Turpen.
Turpen
- Type: Heath
- Location: Halton Gill, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.17083° or 54° 10′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.26515° or 2° 15′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6V5PCM+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1446750896OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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