Swinsty Embankment
Swinsty Embankment is a dam in Little Timble, Harrogate District, England. Swinsty Embankment is situated nearby to the archaeological site Far Lair, as well as near Swinsty Quarry?.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swinsty Reservoir and Swinsty Hall.
Swinsty Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swinsty Reservoir is a reservoir in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. Construction began in 1871 and was completed in 1878.
Swinsty Hall
Residential building
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swinsty Hall is a residential building, which is situated 1,800 feet north of Swinsty Embankment.
Scow Hall
Residential building
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scow Hall is a historic building near Norwood, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The farmhouse was built as a timber framed aisle hall in the 16th century, and rebuilt in stone in the 17th century. Scow Hall is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Swinsty Embankment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timble and Fewston.
Timble
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Timble is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the slopes of the Washburn Valley, north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs.
Fewston
Hamlet
Fewston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs. St Michael and St Lawrence's Church, Fewston mostly dates from 1697, although the tower was built in the 14th century.
Blubberhouses
Village
Photo: Technica Vita, CC BY 2.0.
Blubberhouses is a small village and civil parish in the Washburn Valley in North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Fewston. Blubberhouses is situated 2½ miles northwest of Swinsty Embankment.
Swinsty Embankment
- Type: Dam
- Location: Little Timble, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.96982° or 53° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
-1.70364° or 1° 42′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C5WX79W+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 394319830OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Notable Places Nearby
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