Skyrakes Wood
Skyrakes Wood is a heath in Flasby with Winterburn, Craven District, England. Skyrakes Wood is situated nearby to the archaeological site enclosure, as well as near the meadow Crag Side.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sharp Haw and Gargrave railway station.
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.
Gargrave railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gargrave is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 30 miles north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Gargrave in North Yorkshire. Gargrave railway station is situated 2 miles west of Skyrakes Wood.
Norton Tower
Archaeological site
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. Norton Tower is situated 1½ miles northeast of Skyrakes Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thorlby and Flasby.
Flasby
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flasby is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the two settlements, with Winterburn, in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn.
Eshton
Hamlet
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Eshton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. Eshton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Skyrakes Wood.
Skyrakes Wood
Latitude
53.9889° or 53° 59′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.06124° or 2° 3′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C5VXWQQ+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 765686066OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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