Volla Wood

Volla Wood is a forest in Bishop Thornton, Harrogate District, England. Volla Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Gillmoor, as well as near the locality Raventofts.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St John’s Church, Bishop Thornton and St Joseph’s Church.

St John’s Church, Bishop Thornton

Church

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St John's Church is an Anglican church in Bishop Thornton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church building in Bishop Thornton was constructed in about 1460, on the initiative of John Walworth.

St Joseph’s Church

Church

St Joseph's Church is a Catholic church in Bishop Thornton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The existence of Catholic worship in Bishop Thornton is attested from at least 1746.

St Michael’s Church, Sawley

Church

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St Michael's Church is the parish church of Sawley, North Yorkshire, a village in England. A church was built in Sawley by the owners of Sawley Hall, described in 1871 as a "plain stone oblong building, with a belfry and one bell".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bishop Thornton and Hartwith cum Winsley.

Bishop Thornton

Hamlet

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Bishop Thornton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish also includes the village of Shaw Mills. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 521, decreasing to 507 at the 2011 census.

Hartwith cum Winsley

Hamlet

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Hartwith cum Winsley is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically it was a township in the ancient parish of Kirkby Malzeard in the West Riding of Yorkshire, a detached part of that parish.