Brake

Brake is in , , . Brake is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary and Yorke’s Folly.

Church
is a church.

Ruins
Yorke's Folly is a historic folly in , a village in , 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.

Cave
is a limestone cave system between and in , England. First discovered around 1860 by the Newbold brothers and further explored in the 1920s, the caverns are now open to the public as a commercial tourist attraction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pateley Bridge and Thruscross.

Photo: Cyberdemon007, Public domain.
is a town in . Here the River Nidd emerges from the karstic valleys of the into the broad plain of the Vale of York, so the town is a good base for exploring both areas. In 2024 the population was 1300.

Hamlet
is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of , England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of .

Hamlet
is a village in , England, often referred to as Hill. The term how derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound, so literally means 'Green's hill or mound'.

Brake

Latitude
54.0523° or 54° 3′ 8″ north
Longitude
-1.8089° or 1° 48′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C6W352R+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35099162
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wetland
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