Skeaf Wood

Skeaf Wood is a forest in Azerley, Harrogate District, England. Skeaf Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Galphay, as well as near Winksley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Studley Royal Park and St Cuthbert and St Oswald’s Church, Winksley.

Studley Royal Park

Garden

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Studley Royal Park is an estate in North Yorkshire, England. The site has an area of 800 acres and includes an 18th-century landscaped garden; the ruins of Fountains Abbey; Fountains Hall, a Jacobean mansion; and the Victorian St Mary's church, designed by William Burges.

St Cuthbert and St Oswald’s Church, Winksley

Church

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St Cuthbert and St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Winksley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church was built in Winksley in about 1500, on behalf of Marmaduke Huby; it is possible that this was a reconstruction of an earlier building.

St Lawrence’s Church, Aldfield

Church

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St Lawrence's Church is the parish church of Aldfield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church on the site was built in the 14th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ripon and Kirkby Malzeard.

Ripon

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Ripon is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. Its main attraction is the cathedral, and the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden. It’s also a good base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales.

Kirkby Malzeard

Village

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Kirkby Malzeard is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. There has been a creamery in the village making Wensleydale cheese for almost 100 years, first owned by Mrs Mason, then Kit Calvert, of Hawes, subsequently the Milk Marketing Board and more recently it was acquired by the Wensleydale Creamery.