old sand pit
old sand pit is a quarry in Thruscross, Harrogate District, England. old sand pit is situated nearby to old sandstone quarry, as well as near Hard Pits.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thruscross Reservoir and Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School.
Thruscross Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn Valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross.
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School is situated 2½ miles northeast of old sand pit.
Blubberhouses Hall, Now Venture House
Residential building
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blubberhouses Hall, Now Venture House is a residential building, which is situated 2 miles southeast of old sand pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thruscross and Padside Green.
Thruscross
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of Harrogate.
Padside Green
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Street, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Padside Green is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of old sand pit.
Blubberhouses
Village
Photo: Technica Vita, CC BY 2.0.
Blubberhouses is a small village and civil parish in the Washburn Valley in North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Fewston. Blubberhouses is situated 2½ miles southeast of old sand pit.
old sand pit
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Thruscross, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.00844° or 54° 0′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.79644° or 1° 47′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C6W2653+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 785364971OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarry
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