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<br/>One of the very few Greens left in York.
©Martin Norman
Dist:0.1km north<br/>The old school at Acomb which is now The Gateway Centre and Peacocks clothes shop
©Sean Diver
Dist:0.1km north<br/>A view down Beech Grove towards the shops
©Sean Diver
Dist:0.1km north<br/>Traditional shops in a York suburb: baker, butcher, greengrocer.
©John Armitstead
Dist:0.2km north<br/>
©Sean Diver
Dist:0.2km north<br/>On the B1224 York to Wetherby road
©John Armitstead
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Situated on the York to Wetherby road opposite one corner of the village green
©John Armitstead
Dist:0.5km east<br/>This semi-subterranean cold war bunker would have monitored nuclear explosions and fallout in the Yorkshire region. The installation was opened in 1961 and was decommissioned in 1992. Much of the bunker is actually above ground and it is doubtful if it would have withstood a nuclear attack. The bunker was located in the grounds of Shelley House, Acomb Road. Shelley House was recently replaced by a block of flats, with the address Monument Close. The bunker is now a scheduled ancient monument. It has been fully restored and is open to the public. For more information see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.17373 and http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/a/acomb/index.html
©Phil Champion
Dist:0.7km west<br/>Limes stand along Knapton Lane near Acomb.
©DS Pugh
Dist:0.9km west<br/>Runs from Acomb to the small village of Knapton which is just inside the York ringroad.
©DS Pugh
Dist:0.9km northeast<br/>
©Ken Crosby
Dist:0.9km east<br/>Holgate
©Darren Haddock
Dist:1.0km east<br/>A view from the entrance near Hamilton Drive.
©Sam Kelly
Dist:1.0km west<br/>View towards Knapton from the B1224
©Martin Norman
Dist:1.0km east<br/>Windmill Rise, York
©Alison Stamp

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  • Scagglethorpe Moor

    Hi interested in the current ownership and history of the unused bit of Scagglethorpe Moor at the end of Parsons Lane 2 miles to the West of Popp. Can anyone help please? Regards, Ed
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