Sproxton Moor

Sproxton Moor is a forest in Byland with Wass, Ryedale District, England. Sproxton Moor is situated nearby to the village Wass, as well as near Scawton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rievaulx Abbey and Studford Ring.

Rievaulx Abbey

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. It was one of the great monasteries in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Studford Ring

Archaeological site

Photo: Martin Dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Studford Ring is an archaeological site.

Doric Temple

Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helmsley and Ampleforth.

Helmsley

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, with a population of 1348 in 2021. The main attraction in town is Helmsley Castle, while Rievaulx Abbey is 3 miles west; the North York Moors surround the town.

Ampleforth

Village

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ampleforth is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 20 miles north of York. The village is situated on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.

Sproxton

Village

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sproxton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is 1.2 miles south of Helmsley and on the junction between the A170 road and the B1257 road on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.

Sproxton Moor

Type: Forest
Location: Byland with Wass, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2275° or 54° 13′ 39″ north

Longitude

-1.1232° or 1° 7′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C6W6VHG+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 68874937

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wass and Scawton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sproxton and Waterloo Plantation.

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