Sludge Pond
Sludge Pond is in Long Drax, Selby District, England. Sludge Pond is situated nearby to the forest New Close Wood, as well as near Drax Power Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drax Power Station and St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax.
Drax Power Station
Power station
Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drax power station is a large biomass power station in Drax, North Yorkshire, England. It has a 2.6 GW capacity for biomass and had a 1.29 GW capacity for coal that was retired in 2021. Drax Power Station is situated 2,200 feet west of Sludge Pond.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax
Church
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St Peter and St Paul's Church is the parish church of Drax, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was founded during the reign of Henry I of England by William Paynel, who also founded Drax Priory. St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax is situated 1 mile southeast of Sludge Pond.
Read School
School
Read School, Drax is a boarding, day, and independent school, based in the rural village of Drax, near Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Formerly a boys' school, it became co-educational in 1991. Read School is situated 1 mile southeast of Sludge Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newsholme and Snaith.
Newsholme
Hamlet
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newsholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles north-west of the market town of Howden and lies on the north side of the A63 road. Newsholme is situated 3½ miles east of Sludge Pond.
Snaith
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snaith is a market town in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Snaith is administered by the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority and, since the 2024 general election, forms part of the Goole and Pocklington constituency. Snaith is situated 3½ miles southwest of Sludge Pond.
South Duffield
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cliffe is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, but from 1974 to 2023 was in the Selby District of the shire county of North Yorkshire. South Duffield is situated 3½ miles north of Sludge Pond.
Sludge Pond
Latitude
53.74018° or 53° 44′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.99004° or 0° 59′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C5XP2R5+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 202130387OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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