Mar Field Fen
Mar Field Fen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, north of Masham, North Yorkshire, England, in a rural area known as Marfield. It is situated on land containing woodland carr, fen, spring-fed marshy grassland and drier calcareous grassland, between the River Ure to the east and Marfield Wetland nature reserve to the west.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Marfield Fen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Masham Town Hall and Church of St Mary the Virgin, Masham.
Masham Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Masham Town Hall is a municipal building in the Little Market Place, Masham, North Yorkshire, England. It is used as an events venue and meeting place of Masham Parish Council, and is a grade II listed building.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Masham
Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Masham, is the parish church in the town of Masham, North Yorkshire, England. The church stands on the site of an Anglo-Saxon place of worship with some the original Saxon stones incorporated into the current church.
Masham Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Masham Methodist Church is a historic building in Masham, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Methodism first came to Masham in the late 18th century, and the Wesleyan Methodist Church soon erected a chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masham and Fearby.
Masham
Town
Photo: Jamesfcarter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masham is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census. The town is located 34 miles northwest of York and was in the former Harrogate district.
Fearby
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fearby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located in the valley of the River Burn 2 miles west of Masham. Nearby settlements include Healey, High Ellington and Swinton. The population of the parish was estimated at 130 in 2013.
Thornton Watlass
Village
Photo: Andrew McLean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornton Watlass is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Masham and south of Bedale on the eastern slopes of the Ure Valley at the entrance to Wensleydale and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Mar Field Fen
- Categories: Site of Special Scientific Interest and recreation area
- Location: Masham, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.2328° or 54° 13′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.6602° or 1° 39′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6W68MQ+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1483944704OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q83515797
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