Leconby’s Whin / Farrar Wood

Leconby’s Whin / Farrar Wood is a forest in Plompton, Harrogate District, England. Leconby’s Whin / Farrar Wood is situated nearby to the locality Aketon, as well as near the village Follifoot.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spofforth Castle and All Saints’ Church, Spofforth, North Yorkshire.

Spofforth Castle

Castle

Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY 3.0.

Spofforth Castle, in the village of Spofforth, North Yorkshire, England, was a fortified manor house ruined during the English Civil War, and now run by English Heritage as a tourist attraction.

All Saints’ Church, Spofforth, North Yorkshire

Church

All Saints Church is an Anglican church in the parish of Spofforth and Kirk Deighton in North Yorkshire, England.

St Joseph and St James’ Church, Follifoot

Church

Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Joseph and St James' Church is an Anglican church in Follifoot, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was commissioned by Joseph Radcliffe and the Reverend James Tripp, originally as a chapel of ease to All Saints' Church, Spofforth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knaresborough and Harrogate.

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.

Harrogate

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Harrogate is an attractive Regency / Victorian spa town in North Yorkshire, with fine public gardens, and on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Its spa hotels have morphed into conference and "wellness" centres, and it's well stocked with good eating places, including the famous Betty's Tea Rooms.

Pannal

Village

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Pannal is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated to the immediate south of Harrogate. Since 2016 it has formed part of the new civil parish of Pannal and Burn Bridge.

Leconby’s Whin / Farrar Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Plompton, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.9734° or 53° 58′ 24″ north

Longitude

-1.46° or 1° 27′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C5WXGFQ+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 164243799

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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