Skipper Wood
Skipper Wood is a forest in Hutton Hang, Richmondshire District, England. Skipper Wood is situated nearby to the locality Buck Bank, as well as near Mickle Mire.Places of Interest
Highlights include Middleham Castle and Jervaulx Abbey.
Middleham Castle
Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190.Jervaulx Abbey
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Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton in North Yorkshire, 14 mi north-west of the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St Mary in 1156.
Finghall railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finghall railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway and serves the village of Finghall in North Yorkshire, England. Adjacent to the station is a manually operated gated crossing on the single-track Wensleydale Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middleham and Thornton Steward.
Middleham
Town
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleham is a market town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the confluence of the River Ure and River Cover.
Thornton Steward
Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornton Steward is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, near Wensleydale, with a population of 100–200, measured at 199 in the 2011 Census.
Leyburn
Town
Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le', and 'burn', meaning clearing by the stream.
Skipper Wood
Latitude
54.2923° or 54° 17′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.7523° or 1° 45′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C6W76RX+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 157177633OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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