The Shallows
The Shallows is a forest in Escrick, Selby District, England. The Shallows is situated nearby to the locality Black Tom Hill, as well as near Escrick Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Garden Temple and St Helen’s Church, Skipwith.
Garden Temple
Temple
Photo: Brian C Payne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garden Temple, also known as Escrick Park Temple, is a temple and folly in Escrick, North Yorkshire, England. The temple is listed as a grade II building under the Planning Act 1990 because of its historical or architectural significance.
St Helen’s Church, Skipwith
Church
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helen's Church is the parish church of Skipwith, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Remains of a 7th- or 8th-century building have been identified at the site, which may represent an earlier church.
Queen Margaret’s School
School
Photo: Silverdew, Public domain.
Queen Margaret's School was an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11–18 set in 75 acres of parkland, six miles south of York. It was established in 1901 and closed 125 years later in 2025.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Escrick and Wheldrake.
Escrick
Village
Photo: Dashwortley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Escrick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has come under North Yorkshire. It is approximately equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road.
Wheldrake
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wheldrake is a village and civil parish located 7 miles south-east of York in the unitary authority of the City of York, which is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
Skipwith
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skipwith is a village and civil parish about 4 miles north-east of Selby and 10 miles south-east of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The Shallows
- Type: Forest
- Location: Escrick, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.8605° or 53° 51′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.0107° or 1° 0′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C5WVX6Q+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 251713378OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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