Norton Tower Wood
Norton Tower Wood is a forest in Rylstone, Craven District, England. Norton Tower Wood is situated nearby to the locality Sun Moor, as well as near Hellifield Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sharp Haw and Norton Tower.
Sharp Haw
Peak
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sharp Haw is a hill on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, located just within the National Park. Being the last outpost of the hills before the broad Aire valley, and with a sharp summit from many angles, it is prominent and easily recognisable from much of the area to the south.
Norton Tower
Ruins
Norton Tower is a ruined building near Rylstone, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as a hunting lodge with space for banqueting, probably in about 1540.
Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Neil T, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skipton and Rylstone.
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.
Rylstone
Village
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Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington.
Hetton
Village
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Hetton is a small Dales village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 5.75 miles north of Skipton by the B6265 road.
Norton Tower Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Rylstone, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.0088° or 54° 0′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.0395° or 2° 2′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6V2X56+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 704111446OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sun Moor and Norton Tower Hill.
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