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Oulston in the region of England is a town located in United Kingdom - some 188 mi or ( 303 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Oulston is now 04:08 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: York, Wigginton, Thormanby, Strensall, and Sheffield. When in this area, you might want to check out York . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Oulston ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Unlucky People
I was on a trip with i2i and one of the challenges was to build a boat and 'paddle' to the end and back..... But the 'boateers' rather swam than paddle ..
Beamish Cog 2
Believed to be the Uk's only 7.25 inch gauge cog railway running up a 10% incline and over a custom built viaduct that must be around 20ft high. Here is a trip up the bank looking backwards at the loc ..
Helmsley Castle, Yorkshire
We have never been to the see the Castle even though we have visited Helmsley many times in the past. As we were going around Helmsley Walled Garden, which is near the castle, we decided to make a ful ..
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Interesting facts about this location
River Foss
The River Foss is an improved river in North Yorkshire, England, and a tributary of the River Ouse. It rises in the Foss Crooks woods near Oulston reservoir close to the village of Yearsley and runs south through the Vale of York to the Ouse. The name most likely comes from the Latin word Fossa, meaning ditch and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The responsibility for the management of the river's drainage area lies with the Foss Internal Drainage Board (IDB).
Located at 54.16 -1.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Newburgh Priory
Newburgh Priory is a large house near Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Standing on the site of an Augustinian priory, founded in 1145, it is a stately home in a rural setting with views to the Kilburn White Horse in the distance. The grounds contain a water garden, walled garden, topiary yews and woodland walks. The house was the country seat for the Bellasis family in the 16th and 17th century.
Located at 54.18 -1.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Shandy Hall
Shandy Hall was the home of the Rev. Laurence Sterne who is famous for his novel Tristram Shandy in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Sterne lived there from 1760 to 1768 as perpetual curate of Coxwold. The home was originally built in about 1450 as a parsonage for the Coxwold village priest. It is a small building, with a mossy stone-covered roof, wide gables, and massive chimney-stacks, originally a timber framed open-hall house considerably altered in the 17th century.
Located at 54.19 -1.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Angram Grange
Angram Grange is a small civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about 7 miles south-east of Thirsk. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 17. The parish was originally a township in the parish of Coxwold.
Located at 54.19 -1.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Byland Abbey
Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England at grid reference SE549790. It is situated in the North York Moors National Park.
Located at 54.20 -1.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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