Great Moor Head
Great Moor Head is a heath in Stainforth, Craven District, England. Great Moor Head is situated nearby to the heath Little Moor Head, as well as near Mean Moss.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helwith Bridge and Pen-y-ghent.
Helwith Bridge
Bridge
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helwith Bridge is situated 1 mile west of Great Moor Head.
Pen-y-ghent
Peak
Photo: Tim Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet; the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. Pen-y-ghent is situated 2½ miles north of Great Moor Head.
St Peter’s Church, Stainforth
Church
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is in the village of Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bowland, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. St Peter’s Church, Stainforth is situated 1½ miles south of Great Moor Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stainforth and Brackenbottom.
Stainforth
Village
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainforth is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated north of Settle. Nearby there is a waterfall, Stainforth Force, where the river falls over limestone ledges into a deep, broad pool which can be accessed by walking a short way from the village.
Brackenbottom
Hamlet
Brackenbottom is a hamlet in Ribblesdale, near to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is the location of the headquarters of Bradford Potholing Club who own a bunkhouse in the village. Brackenbottom is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Moor Head.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a village in North Yorkshire. With a population of 400 in 2021, it's set in the Yorkshire Dales beneath the "Three Peaks", and is a stopover on the Pennine Way.
Great Moor Head
- Type: Heath
- Location: Stainforth, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.12178° or 54° 7′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.26462° or 2° 15′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6V4PCP+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 373628500OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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