White Stones
White Stones is a stone in Embsay with Eastby, Craven District, England. White Stones is situated nearby to the peak Heugh Ground Head, as well as near the meadow Dawson’s Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Embsay with Eastby and Embsay Reservoir.
St Mary’s Church, Embsay with Eastby
Church
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St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Embsay with Eastby, a parish in North Yorkshire, in England. Embsay Priory was founded in 1120. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a chapel was maintained for worship for many years, but eventually closed. St Mary’s Church, Embsay with Eastby is situated 4,200 feet south of White Stones.
Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir
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Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes. It has a dam height of 24 m.
Embsay Priory
House
Embsay Priory was a medieval monastic house in North Yorkshire, England. The priory was founded in 1120 in Embsay at Wharfedale. It was dedicated to St Mary and St Cuthbert and was part of the Augustinian order. Embsay Priory is situated 3,500 feet south of White Stones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Embsay and Halton East.
Embsay
Village
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Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby.
Halton East
Village
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Halton East is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 3.5 miles east of Skipton. The population of the parish was estimated at 90 in 2015. Halton East is situated 2 miles southeast of White Stones.
Skipton
Skipton is a market town in North Yorkshire, with a population of 15,000 in 2021. It has a sturdy castle and scenic canal; it's within a short travel time of the Leeds-Bradford conurbation and is on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, so it's a popular day-trip destination.
White Stones
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: Embsay with Eastby, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.99431° or 53° 59′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.98034° or 1° 58′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C5WX2V9+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 702378342OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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