Sand Hills
Sand Hills is a meadow in Skipsea, East Yorkshire, England. Sand Hills is situated nearby to Skipsea Primary School, as well as near the nature reserve Withow Gap SSSI.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skipsea Castle and St Lawrence’s Church.
Skipsea Castle
Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skipsea Castle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the newly conquered region, defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the North Sea. Skipsea Castle is situated 1 mile west of Sand Hills.
St Lawrence’s Church
Church
St Lawrence's Church is the parish church of Atwick, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. There was a church in Atwick in the Mediaeval period, which had a nave, chancel, west tower and south porch. St Lawrence’s Church is situated 2½ miles south of Sand Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skipsea Brough and Skirlington.
Skipsea Brough
Hamlet
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skipsea Brough is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles north of Hornsea on the B1249 road. It forms part of the civil parish of Skipsea.
Skirlington
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skirlington is a hamlet in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3.5 miles north of Hornsea on the North Sea coast off the B1242 road.
Ulrome
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulrome is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of the town of Hornsea and on the east side of the B1242 road.
Sand Hills
- Type: Meadow
- Location: Skipsea, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.97512° or 53° 58′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.2069° or 0° 12′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C5XXQGV+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 313073707OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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