old gravel pit
old gravel pit is a quarry in Thornthwaite, Harrogate District, England. old gravel pit is situated nearby to the forest Horse Allotment Plantation, as well as near Carlhow Ridge Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thruscross Reservoir and Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School.
Thruscross Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn Valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross. Thruscross Reservoir is situated 1½ miles south of old gravel pit.
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School is situated 1¼ miles east of old gravel pit.
Yorke’s Folly
Ruins
Photo: Xclucie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yorke's Folly is a historic folly in Bewerley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The structure, more commonly known locally as Two Stoops, was erected in about 1820, for John Yorke, as part of the landscaping around the new Bewerley Hall. Yorke’s Folly is situated 2 miles northeast of old gravel pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Padside Green and Thruscross.
Thruscross
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of Harrogate. Thruscross is situated 1½ miles southeast of old gravel pit.
Greenhow
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm302, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term how derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'. Greenhow is situated 2½ miles northwest of old gravel pit.
old gravel pit
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Thornthwaite, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.04383° or 54° 2′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.78914° or 1° 47′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C6W26V6+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 242928681OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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