Helks

Helks is a residential area in Wray-with-Botton, Lancaster, England. Helks is situated nearby to Great Anne Moss, as well as near Little Anne Moss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Good Shepherd and Great Stone of Fourstones.

Church of the Good Shepherd

Church

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The Church of the Good Shepherd is on Tatham Fell in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Church of the Good Shepherd is situated 1 mile northeast of Helks.

Great Stone of Fourstones

Stone

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The Great Stone of Fourstones, or the Big Stone as it is known locally, is a glacial deposit on the moorlands of Tatham Fells, England, straddling the county border between North Yorkshire and Lancashire, near Bentham in the District of Craven. Great Stone of Fourstones is situated 2 miles northeast of Helks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wray and Low Bentham.

Wray

Village

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Wray is a small village in Lancashire, England, part of the civil parish of Wray-with-Botton, in the City of Lancaster district. Wray is the point at which the River Roeburn joins the River Hindburn. Wray is situated 3½ miles northwest of Helks.

Low Bentham

Village

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Bentham is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older adjacent village Low Bentham. Low Bentham is situated 3½ miles north of Helks.