Force Wood
Force Wood is a forest in Stainforth, Craven District, England. Force Wood is situated nearby to the village Stainforth, as well as near the locality Dicks Ground Plantation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stainforth Force and St Peter’s Church, Stainforth.
Stainforth Force
Waterfall
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainforth Force, is a 2.5-metre high cascade waterfall on the River Ribble at Stainforth, 3 miles north of Settle in North Yorkshire, England. The waterfall is a popular tourist attraction in autumn when Atlantic salmon are migrating up the river.
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.
Stainforth Bridge
Bridge
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainforth Bridge, is a 17th century, arched packhorse bridge over the River Ribble in Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England. The bridge was formerly on the main packhorse road between York and Lancaster, which has been superseded by later roads.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Settle and Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
Settle
Settle is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town had a population of 2,421 in the 2001 census, increasing to 2,564 at the 2011 census.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
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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.
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.
Force Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Stainforth, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1006° or 54° 6′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.2797° or 2° 16′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C6V4P2C+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 59463968OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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