Yorkshire Gliding Club Airfield

Yorkshire Gliding Club Airfield is an aerodrome in Kilburn High and Low, Hambleton, England. Yorkshire Gliding Club Airfield is situated near the locality Knowlson’s Drop, as well as near Low Town Brow.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hood Hill and St Mary’s Church, Kilburn.

Hood Hill

Peak

Hood Hill is a small peak on the western side of the Hambleton Hills in North Yorkshire. The hill is 252 metres high, and is a layer of Coralline Oolite on top of sandstone.

St Mary’s Church, Kilburn

Church

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Kilburn, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was originally a chapel of ease to Coxwold, built in the 12th century.

Gormire Lake

Photo: Scott Rimmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gormire Lake is a natural lowland lake that lies at the foot of Whitestone Cliff, a western escarpment of the Hambleton Hills in the North York Moors National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe and Thirlby.

Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe

Village

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the A170 at the foot of Sutton Bank, about three miles east of Thirsk.

Thirlby

Village

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thirlby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. With a population of about 120 in 2003, measured at 134 at the 2011 Census, Thirlby is situated approximately 4 miles east of Thirsk.

Cold Kirby

Village

Photo: Bill Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cold Kirby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Hambleton Hills, near Rievaulx Abbey and Sutton Bank, 5 miles west of Helmsley.

Yorkshire Gliding Club Airfield

Type: Aerodrome
Address: Thirsk, YO7 2EY
Categories: sports location and transport
Location: Kilburn High and Low, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2307° or 54° 13′ 50″ north

Longitude

-1.2111° or 1° 12′ 40″ west

Operator

The Yorkshire Gliding Club

Open location code

9C6W6QJQ+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 19115400

OpenStreetMap feature

aeroway=aerodrome

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=gliding

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Knowlson’s Drop and Low Town Brow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hood Grange Wood and Devil’s Parlour.

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