Smiler’s Gorse
Smiler’s Gorse is a forest in North Deighton, Harrogate District, England. Smiler’s Gorse is situated nearby to the hamlet North Deighton, as well as near Walshford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirk Deighton SSSI and All Saints’ Church, Kirk Deighton.
Kirk Deighton SSSI
Protected area
Kirk Deighton SSSI is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Alton's Field, Kirk Deighton, North Yorkshire, England. This site has been recognised as having one of the largest known breeding populations of great crested newts in the United Kingdom.
All Saints’ Church, Kirk Deighton
Church
All Saints Church is an Anglican church in the parish of Spofforth and Kirk Deighton in North Yorkshire, England. The church dates from the 11th century and is Grade I listed.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is a redundant church in the village of Cowthorpe, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wetherby and Cowthorpe.
Wetherby
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wetherby is a market town in West Yorkshire, best known for its racecourse. It's 13 miles northeast of Leeds, so it's a commuter town and part of that metropolis, as West Yorkshire is no longer a unit of governance. In 2021 its population was 11,700.
Cowthorpe
Hamlet
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Cowthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Tockwith, in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 3 miles north of Wetherby, 10 miles east of Harrogate, 7 miles from Knaresborough and 13.5 miles from York.
Spofforth
Village
Spofforth is a village in the civil parish of Spofforth with Stockeld, in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 3 miles north-west of Wetherby and 5 miles south of Harrogate, on the River Crimple, a tributary of the River Nidd.
Smiler’s Gorse
Latitude
53.9653° or 53° 57′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.3888° or 1° 23′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C5WXJ86+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 35094608OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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