St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar

St Margaret's Church is a parish church in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Preston-under-Scar was in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Wensley.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church building in Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of Saint Margaret” and “St Margaret’s”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Keld Heads Mine and Wensley Quarry.

Keld Heads Mine

Ruins

Keld Heads Mine is a closed lead mine in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Lead is first recorded as having been mined at Keld Heads in the 12th century. Keld Heads Mine is situated 3,100 feet east of St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.

Wensley Quarry

Quarry

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Wensley Quarry is an active limestone quarry near to Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire, England. Products from the quarry include industrial carbonate, crushed rock aggregate, and agricultural lime. Wensley Quarry is situated 3,500 feet northwest of St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.

Bolton Hall

Dwelling

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Bolton Hall is a country house near Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, in Wensleydale, some 3 miles west of Leyburn. It was built in the late 17th century and rebuilt after a fire in 1902. Bolton Hall is situated 1 mile south of St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Redmire and Wensley.

Redmire

Village

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Redmire is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Redmire is situated 1½ miles west of St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.

Wensley

Village

Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wensley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It consists of a few homes and holiday cottages, an inn, a pub and a historic church. Wensley is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.

West Witton

Village

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West Witton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales it lies on the A684. West Witton is situated 2 miles south of St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.

St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.31547° or 54° 18′ 56″ north

Longitude

-1.89271° or 1° 53′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C6W8484+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 860096131

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q26423854

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