Pickering Common

Pickering Common is a heath in Hetton, Craven District, England. Pickering Common is situated nearby to old sandstone quarry, as well as near the heath Pickard Common.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Winterburn Reservoir and Janet’s Foss.

Winterburn Reservoir

Reservoir

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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.

Janet’s Foss

Waterfall

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Janet's Foss is a small waterfall near the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. Janet’s Foss is situated 2 miles northwest of Pickering Common.

Gordale Scar

Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gordale Scar is a limestone ravine 1 mile north-east of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging limestone cliffs over 330 feet high. Gordale Scar is situated 2 miles northwest of Pickering Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bordley and Winterburn.

Bordley

Hamlet

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Bordley is a village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in North Yorkshire, England, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and 12 miles north of Skipton. Bordley is situated 2 miles north of Pickering Common.

Winterburn

Village

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Winterburn is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 5 miles south west of Grassington. Winterburn Reservoir is located about a mile from the village, which is situated on Winterburn Beck, the reservoir's outlet. Winterburn is situated 2 miles south of Pickering Common.

Hetton

Village

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Hetton is a small Dales village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 5.75 miles north of Skipton by the B6265 road. Hetton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Pickering Common.

Pickering Common

Type: Heath
Location: Hetton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.05351° or 54° 3′ 13″ north

Longitude

-2.08955° or 2° 5′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C6V3W36+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 211746137

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include old sandstone quarry and Pickard Common.

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