WebSkipton railway station is a Grade II listed station which serves the town of Skipton in North Yorkshire, England on the Airedale Line, which gives Skipton access to destinations such as Leeds, Bradford, Carlisle, Lancaster and Morecambe.The station is operated by Northern Trains and is situated 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leeds.. The station has …

WebBorrans Reservoir, north of Windermere (town); Castle Carrock Reservoir; Chapelhouse Reservoir, south-east of Uldale; Cow Green Reservoir east of Dufton Fell; Dubbs Reservoir, north of Windermere (town); Ennerdale Water; Fisher Tarn east of Kendal; Harlock Reservoir, Pennington Reservoir, Poaka Beck Reservoir west of the town of Ulverston; …

WebThis is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.

WebLancashire (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ə ʃ ər / LANK-ə-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-⁠sheer; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England.The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was created by the Local Government Act 1972.It is administered …

WebThe Leeds and Bradford Railway Company (L&BR) opened a railway line between the towns on 1 July 1846. It extended its line from Shipley through Keighley to Skipton and Colne, in 1847 and 1848.. While the extension was being constructed, the L&BR negotiated with the Manchester and Leeds Railway, with a view to leasing its line to the M&LR. …

WebEngland. Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland and Cumbria; The Vallum ditch and mounds adjoining Hadrian's Wall.It was mistakenly attributed to Agricola before the late 19th century, but in fact was the work of Hadrian.; Batham Gate, Roman road; Dere Street, Roman road; Ermine Street, Roman road; Fosse Way, Roman road; Icknield Street, Roman Road; …

WebElslack, Thornton-In-Craven, Earby and Foulridge 1970: Opened in 1848. The Shipley-to-Skipton section of the line is still in use. whilst the Skipton-Colne section had now long since closed. Leeds New Line: London & North Western Railway (LMS) Leeds to Huddersfield, via Gomersal, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike and Battyeford

WebThe Brigantes were Ancient Britons who in pre-Roman times controlled the largest section of what would become Northern England.Their territory, often referred to as Brigantia, was centred in what was later known as Yorkshire.The Greek geographer Ptolemy named the Brigantes as a people in Ireland also, where they could be found around what is now …