Barrack Wood

Barrack Wood is a forest in Burton-cum-Walden, Richmondshire District, England. Barrack Wood is situated near the locality Knarlton Knot, as well as near the village West Burton.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Aysgarth Falls and Penhill Preceptory.

Aysgarth Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village Aysgarth.

Penhill Preceptory

Archaeological site

Photo: Tony Mercer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penhill Preceptory was a priory on the northern flanks of Penhill in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, which functioned from about 1142 to 1308–12.

Cauldron Falls

Waterfall

Cauldron Falls, is a series of waterfalls on Walden Beck in the village of West Burton, North Yorkshire, England. It is known as Cauldron Falls due to the swirls in the plunge pools beneath the cascades of the waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Witton and Aysgarth.

West Witton

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Witton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales it lies on the A684.

Aysgarth

Village

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aysgarth is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale, in North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, about 16 miles south-west of Richmond and 22.6 miles west of the county town of Northallerton.

Thoralby

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thoralby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies south of Aysgarth, is within a mile of both Newbiggin and West Burton and is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Barrack Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Burton-cum-Walden, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2781° or 54° 16′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.9666° or 1° 57′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C6W72HM+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 157162382

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Knarlton Knot and West Burton.

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Highlights: Burton Bridge and Methodist Church.

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