Flixton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.
Flixton in North Yorkshire is located 8.8 km S from Scarborough.
Flixton postcode: YO11 3UE
Retail in Flixton
There are great places to visit near Flixton including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.
Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force are great places to visit near Flixton if you like waterfalls.
There are a several good ruins in the Flixton area like Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts.
Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near Flixton if you like historic monuments.
Hiking Areas to visit near Flixton include Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
There are a number of villages near Flixton including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
The area around Flixton features a number of interesting rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
There are a several good towns in the Flixton area like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
Caves to visit near Flixton include Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
There are a several good limestone pavements in the Flixton area like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Mountains to visit near Flixton include Ingleborough.
The area around Flixton features a number of interesting cities including York, and Ripon.
York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are great places to visit near Flixton if you like historic buildings.
The area around Flixton features a number of interesting hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.
Geological Features to visit near Flixton include Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
Castles to visit near Flixton include Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Grassington Lead Mines is a great place to visit close to Flixton if you like old mines.
There are a several good country parks in the area around Flixton like Brimham Rocks.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are some of Flixton best parks to visit near Flixton.
The area around Flixton's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a number of ancient sites near Flixton including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Flixton History
There are some historic monuments around Flixton:
- Two round barrows, Staxton Brow
- Bowl barrow 700m north of Betton Farm
- Section of linear earthwork on Seamer Moor Hill
- Bowl barrow and archery butt 230m south of Wold Newton church
- Bowl barrow 580m west of High Fordon Farm
- Skell Dikes: a prehistoric linear boundary with two associated round barrows and an adjoining pit alignment
- Ayton Castle: medieval manorial centre, fortified house including tower and fishponds
- Long barrow 750m north-west of High Fordon Farm
- Group of circular and rectangular enclosures, near Cansdale Whin
- Bowl barrow 800m north west of Moor House Farm
- Bowl barrow and archery butt 231m south-west of Wold Newton Church
- Hagworm Hill round barrow
- Round barrow 520m north west of Keepers Cottage
- Round barrow 200m north of Keepers Cottage
- Bowl barrow 300m north east of Beacon Farm
- Hospital of St Mary, Staxton (site of)
- Round barrow 60m west of Beacon Farm
- Three round barrows NE of Ganton Wold Farm
- Site of medieval manor house
- Bowl barrow 950m north of Betton Farm
- Round barrow W of Willerby Wold House
- Bowl barrow 250m east of Octon Cross Roads
- Romano-British settlement
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm
- Bowl barrow 920m north of Betton Farm
- Round barrow S of Grange Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m west of High Fordon Farm
- Round barrow SE of Willerby Wold House
- Round barrow 700yds (640m) NE of Brompton Wold Farm
- Bowl barrow 150m north of Moor House Farm
- Bowl barrow 1300m north of Betton Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m north of Moor House Farm
- Prior Moor round barrow
- Round barrow 1200m NW of Beacon Farm
- Round barrow on Flotmanby Wold
- Two round barrows NE of Ganton Dale
- Boythorpe settlement site
- Two linear earthworks on Row Brow which extend into Raincliffe Woods
- Staxton Brow entrenchment
- Round barrow S of Long Plantation
- Bowl barrow 450m NW of Moor House Farm
- Elf Howe round barrow
- Scarborough Castle: Iron Age settlement, Roman signal station, Anglo-Scandinavian settlement and chapel, C12 enclosure castle and C18 battery
- Sharpe Howes, round barrows
- Round barrow on Flixton Wold
- Site revealed by aerial photography NW of Argam Cottages
- Round barrow 1350m NW of Beacon Farm
- Two round barrows NW of Danebury Manor
- The Camp
- Round barrow 20m west of Beacon Farm
- Bowl barrow 700m north-west of High Fordon Farm
- Round barrow NW of Mount Spaniel
- Round barrow beside Lady Grace's Ride
- Deserted village of Octon
- Bowl barrow 130m south-east of Bridge Farm
- Ruins and below ground remains of St Mary's medieval church
- Bowl barrow 100m east of Moor House Farm
- Bowl barrow 1100m west of High Fordon Farm
- Round barrow in Raincliffe Woods, 420m north of Osborne Lodge
- Round barrow 160m north of Beacon Farm
- Willy Howe round barrow
- Late Iron Age and Roman period dispersed enclosed settlement 230m south east of Quartons Gardens
- Star Carr Early Mesolithic settlement site, 960m NNW of Woodhouse Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm
- Round barrow 460m south of Oliver's Mount Farm
- Site S of Maiden's Grave Farm
- Round barrow 1100m NW of Beacon Farm
- Round barrow E of Weaverthorpe Ling
- Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture
- Three barrows at Seamer Beacon and the ruins of Baron Albert's Tower
- Bowl barrow 800m west of High Fordon Farm
- Two segments of a prehistoric linear boundary 530m north and 200m north east of Beacon Farm
- Swaythorpe medieval settlement
- Settlement site at Butterwick
- Hunmanby Castle motte and bailey
- Round barrow on Flotmanby Brow