Hill Wood

Hill Wood is a forest in Arkendale, Harrogate District, England. Hill Wood is situated nearby to the locality North Kills, as well as near the hamlet Arkendale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Bartholomew’s Church, Arkendale and Allerton Castle.

St Bartholomew’s Church, Arkendale

Church

St Bartholomew's Church is an Anglican church in Arkendale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church in the village was first recorded in the 14th century.

Allerton Castle

Manor estate

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Allerton Castle, also known as Allerton Park, is a Grade I listed nineteenth-century Gothic or Victorian Gothic house at Allerton Mauleverer in North Yorkshire, England.

Allerton Waste Recovery Park

Power station

Photo: The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Allerton Waste Recovery Park is a waste recovery and incineration site located on a former quarry at Allerton Mauleverer, near Knaresborough, England. It is operated by AmeyCespa on behalf of North Yorkshire Council and City of York Council, the site is capable of handling 320,000 tonnes of household waste per year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knaresborough and Flaxby.

Knaresborough

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knaresborough is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire. It's four miles east of Harrogate, and bounded to the west by the deep gorge of the River Nidd. In 2024 the population was 16,500.

Flaxby

Hamlet

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flaxby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A1 motorway and 2 miles east of Knaresborough. Flaxby was once part of the wapentake of Claro.