Raincliffe Woods
Raincliffe Woods are situated to the north-west of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. They form an "L" shape with Forge Valley Woods and the River Derwent.Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ayton Castle and St John the Baptist’s Church, East Ayton.
Ayton Castle
Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayton Castle is a ruined Grade I listed 14th century pele tower castle near West Ayton, North Yorkshire, England.
St John the Baptist’s Church, East Ayton
Church
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Church is the parish church of East Ayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in about 1135, replacing an earlier chapel.
GCHQ Scarborough
Military installation
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
GCHQ Scarborough is a satellite ground station located on Irton Moor, on the outskirts of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England, operated by the British signals intelligence service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scarborough and Hackness.
Scarborough
Photo: smileeyface1993, CC BY 2.0.
Scarborough is a resort on the North Yorkshire coast, with a population of 61,000 in 2024. It has two broad, sandy bays divided by a headland, with confident Victorian hotels ranged above.
Hackness
Village
Photo: Tracey Anne Hartley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hackness is a village and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the North York Moors National Park. The parish population rose from 125 in the 2001 UK census to 221 in the 2011 UK census.
Scalby
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalby, a village on the north edge of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, is part of the civil parish of Newby and Scalby. From 1902 to 1974, Scalby was an urban district in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
Raincliffe Woods
- Type: Forest
- Description: Wood in North Yorkshire, England
- Category: park
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.271° or 54° 16′ 16″ northLongitude
-0.4858° or 0° 29′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6X7GC7+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 841284158OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestWikidata ID
Q7284767
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Satellite Map
Discover Raincliffe Woods from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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