Moughton Plantation

Moughton Plantation is a forest in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Craven District, England. Moughton Plantation is situated near the locality Gill Head, as well as near the hamlet Brackenbottom.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station and St Oswald’s Church, Horton in Ribblesdale.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 47 miles 40 chains north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England.

St Oswald’s Church, Horton in Ribblesdale

Church

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Horton in Ribblesdale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period the nave survives.

Dry Rigg Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dry Rigg Quarry is a quarry at Helwith Bridge in North Yorkshire, England, located within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The quarry produces a hard-wearing gritstone which is listed as being nationally important for road building, and is one of four in the Yorkshire Dales National Park that produces this type of aggregate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clapham and Stainforth.

Clapham

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clapham is a village in North Yorkshire, with a population of roughly 600. It's set in the limestone scenery of the Dales, and its main attractions are Ingleborough show cave and the cave complex of Gaping Gill.

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.

Moughton Plantation

Type: Forest
Location: Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.1411° or 54° 8′ 28″ north

Longitude

-2.3082° or 2° 18′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C6V4MRR+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55904783

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gill Head and Outaber.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Horton Quarry and River Ribble.

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