Thorpe Peat Pits
Thorpe Peat Pits is an archaeological site in Thorpe, Craven District, England. Thorpe Peat Pits is situated nearby to the locality Grey Mare in Yethersgill, as well as near The Whams.Places of Interest
Highlights include Upper Barden Reservoir and Thorpe Fell Top.
Upper Barden Reservoir
Reservoir
Upper Barden Reservoir is an upland fresh water reservoir, one of two reservoirs that collect water from Barden Moor, and dam Barden Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.
Thorpe Fell Top
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe Fell Top is the top of the hill of Burnsall and Thorpe Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, itself forming part of a larger wedge of ground between Wharfedale and Skipton.
St Wilfrid’s Church, Burnsall
Church
St Wilfrid's Church is the parish church of Burnsall, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Local legend holds that Saint Wilfrid visited Burnsall in the late 7th century, and preached from a rock by the River Wharfe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grassington and Burnsall.
Grassington
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grassington is a small town in Wharfedale in North Yorkshire, set in the limestone scenery of the Yorkshire Dales. You come here to browse in the cobbled market square and to hike the hills.
Burnsall
Village
Photo: Alethe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burnsall is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wharfe in Wharfedale, and is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Hebden
Village
Photo: Alethe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hebden is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, and one of four villages in the ecclesiastical parish of Linton. It lies near Grimwith Reservoir and Grassington, in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Thorpe Peat Pits
- Type: Wetland
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and body of water
- Location: Thorpe, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.0319° or 54° 1′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.9859° or 1° 59′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6W22J7+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 206519335OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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