Checkers Carr

Checkers Carr is a forest in Copgrove, Harrogate District, England. Checkers Carr is situated nearby to the hamlet Copgrove, as well as near the village Burton Leonard.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Leonard’s Church, Burton Leonard and All Saints’ Church, Staveley.

St Leonard’s Church, Burton Leonard

Church

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Leonard's Church is the parish church of Burton Leonard, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church in Burton Leonard was constructed in 1242, and it was rebuilt in 1782.

All Saints’ Church, Staveley

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Staveley, North Yorkshire, a village in England. There was a church in Staveley in the mediaeval period. It was rebuilt in 1831, at a cost of £1,000, to a design by Peter Atkinson.

St John the Baptist’s Church, Bishop Monkton

Church

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John the Baptist's Church is the parish church of Bishop Monkton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel of ease was first recorded in Bishop Monkton in 1356.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knaresborough and Farnham.

Knaresborough

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knaresborough is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire. It's four miles east of Harrogate, and bounded to the west by the deep gorge of the River Nidd. In 2024 the population was 16,500.

Farnham

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Farnham is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 2 miles north of Knaresborough.

South Stainley

Hamlet

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Stainley is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the town of Harrogate and the village of Markington.

Checkers Carr

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

54.065° or 54° 3′ 54″ north

Longitude

-1.4854° or 1° 29′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C6W3G77+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1449607251

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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