The Rakes

The Rakes is in Westow, Ryedale District, England. The Rakes is situated nearby to the forest Blade’s Plantation, as well as near the community center Westow Village Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blacksmiths Arms and Kirkham Priory.

Blacksmiths Arms

Pub

Photo: Pauline E, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Blacksmiths Arms is a historic pub on Main Street in Westow, a village in North Yorkshire, England. The building was constructed in the late 18th century, as two houses. Blacksmiths Arms is situated 1,400 feet south of The Rakes.

Kirkham Priory

Monastery

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey. Kirkham Priory is situated 1¼ miles west of The Rakes.

St Michael’s Church, Crambe

Church

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael's Church is the parish church of Crambe, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The earliest parts of the current church date from the late 11th century, and consist of part of the north and south walls of the nave, along with the chancel arch. St Michael’s Church, Crambe is situated 1½ miles west of The Rakes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westow and Firby.

Westow

Village

Photo: Tracer.smart, Public domain.

Westow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Westow is situated in the lee of Spy Hill, bordering the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 3 miles from the A64 road linking Leeds to the East Coast, 5 miles west of the town of Malton, and 15 miles east of the city of York.

Firby

Hamlet

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Firby is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in North Yorkshire, England, 4 miles south west of Malton. Firby was historically a township in the parish of Westow in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Kirkham

Village

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Kirkham is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in North Yorkshire, England, close to Malton, situated in the Howardian Hills alongside the River Derwent, and is notable for the nearby ruins of Kirkham Priory, an Augustinian establishment.

The Rakes

Type: Agricultural land
Category: agriculture
Location: Westow, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.08201° or 54° 4′ 55″ north

Longitude

-0.84737° or 0° 50′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C6X35J3+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1476219784

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmland

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