Raikes Plantation
Raikes Plantation is a forest in Cracoe, Craven District, England. Raikes Plantation is situated nearby to the village Cracoe, as well as near the locality Resting Place.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swinden Quarry and Thorpe Fell Top.
Swinden Quarry
Quarry
Swinden Quarry is 0.6 miles north of the village of Cracoe, and 1.9 miles south-west of Grassington in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by LaFarge Tarmac.
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.
Winterburn Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Allan Friswell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterburn Reservoir is located near the village of Winterburn in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire, England. It was constructed between 1885 and 1893 by Leeds civil engineers Henry Rofe and Edward Filliter to help maintain levels on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grassington and Threshfield.
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.
Threshfield
Village
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threshfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. A population of 968 was recorded at the 2011 census. It borders Grassington, Linton Falls, and Skirethorns.
Rylstone
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington.
Raikes Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Cracoe, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.0406° or 54° 2′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.0289° or 2° 1′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C6V2XRC+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 207147841OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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