The Octacgon

The Octacgon is a forest in Redmire, Richmondshire District, England. The Octacgon is situated nearby to the locality Mouthwaite, as well as near the village West Witton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

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Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building 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.

St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar

Church

Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margaret's Church is a parish church in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Preston-under-Scar was in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Wensley.

St Bartholomew’s Church

Church

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St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in West Witton, North Yorkshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leyburn and West Witton.

Leyburn

Town

Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le', and 'burn', meaning clearing by the stream.

West Witton

Village

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West Witton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales it lies on the A684.

Wensley

Village

Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wensley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It consists of a few homes and holiday cottages, an inn, a pub and a historic church.

The Octacgon

Type: Forest
Location: Redmire, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.3007° or 54° 18′ 3″ north

Longitude

-1.8925° or 1° 53′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C6W8425+72

OpenStreetMap ID

way 423398705

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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