Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works

Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works is a wastewater treatment plant in Sowerby, Hambleton, England. Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works is situated nearby to World’s End Bridge, as well as near the motorhome stopover The Ranch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Oswald’s Church and The World of James Herriot.

St Oswald’s Church

Church

Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Oswald's Church is a Church of England parish church in Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England. It is named after Oswald of Northumbria. St Oswald’s Church is situated 3,500 feet north of Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works.

The World of James Herriot

Museum

Photo: Peter K Burian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

World of James Herriot Ltd is a visitor attraction in the former Thirsk home and veterinary surgery of author James Herriot. Displays include recreations of James Herriot’s 1940s flat; depictions of rural life and veterinary practice at the time, together with sets and props used for the 1978 BBC All Creatures Great and Small television series based on his books. The World of James Herriot is situated 1¼ miles north of Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works.

Ritz Cinema

Movie theater

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Ritz Cinema on Westgate, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England is a small cinema run by volunteers. The building was originally the Mechanics' Institute for Thirsk and Sowerby, but was converted into a cinema in 1912. Ritz Cinema is situated 1 mile north of Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thirsk and Balk.

Thirsk

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Thirsk is a market town in North Yorkshire, 23 miles north of York, with a population of 5900 in 2021. It's best known for its racecourse and as the home of the veterinarian and author known as James Herriot.

Balk

Hamlet

Photo: colin grice, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balk is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, just east of Thirsk. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 48. Balk is situated 2½ miles east of Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works.

Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe

Village

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the A170 at the foot of Sutton Bank, about three miles east of Thirsk. Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe is situated 3½ miles northeast of Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works.

Thirsk Waste Water Treatment Works

Type: Wastewater treatment plant
Category: industry
Location: Sowerby, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.21731° or 54° 13′ 2″ north

Longitude

-1.33422° or 1° 20′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C6W6M88+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 380252138

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=wastewater_plant

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