North Woods
North Woods is a forest in Skipwith, Selby District, England. North Woods is situated nearby to the locality Thorganby Common, as well as near Dunstells.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Helen’s Church, Skipwith and Church of All Saints.
St Helen’s Church, Skipwith
Church
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helen's Church is the parish church of Skipwith, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Remains of a 7th- or 8th-century building have been identified at the site, which may represent an earlier church.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of All Saints, Aughton, is an Anglican church in the village of Aughton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The church is noted for its Norman arch which divides the nave from the chancel, and is adorned with beak-heads, which are only present in a small number of churches.
Queen Margaret’s School
School
Photo: Silverdew, Public domain.
Queen Margaret's School was an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11–18 set in 75 acres of parkland, six miles south of York. It was established in 1901 and closed 125 years later in 2025.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Escrick and Wheldrake.
Escrick
Village
Photo: Dashwortley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Escrick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has come under North Yorkshire. It is approximately equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road.
Wheldrake
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wheldrake is a village and civil parish located 7 miles south-east of York in the unitary authority of the City of York, which is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
Skipwith
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skipwith is a village and civil parish about 4 miles north-east of Selby and 10 miles south-east of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
North Woods
- Type: Forest
- Location: Skipwith, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.8542° or 53° 51′ 15″ northLongitude
-0.9882° or 0° 59′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5XV236+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 172398430OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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