Difference between revisions of "Bishop Wilton Wold"
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| − | '''Bishop Wilton Wold''' is the highest point of the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] and of the [[Yorkshire Wolds]]. The summit is also known as '''Garrowby Hill''', which is found on the garrowby Road about | + | '''Bishop Wilton Wold''' is the highest point of the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] and of the [[Yorkshire Wolds]]. The summit is also known as '''Garrowby Hill''', which is found on the garrowby Road about five miles north of [[Pocklington]]. |
| − | As with most of the wolds, it is wide, flat and agricultural in nature. The A166 road passes right by the top. There is a | + | As with most of the wolds, it is wide, flat and agricultural in nature. The A166 road passes right by the top. There is a trig point, and also two covered reservoirs and a radio aerial. |
The British artist David Hockney painted the view from the summit in 1998. | The British artist David Hockney painted the view from the summit in 1998. | ||
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At around 10 am on the 7 February 1944<ref>[http://www.yorkstories.co.uk/memorials/bomber_memorials_nr_york.php/ York Stories - Memorials: lost crews of World War Two (website accessed: 27 July 2010])</ref> a Halifax MkV, DK192 (OO-N) from 1663 HCU based at RAF Rufforth<ref>[http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s63.html Royal Air Force - RAF History Bomber Command (website accessed: 27 July 2010)]</ref> crashed on Garrowby Hill.<ref>[http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/dk192.html/ Yorkshire Aircraft- accidents (website accessed: 27 July 2010)]</ref> | At around 10 am on the 7 February 1944<ref>[http://www.yorkstories.co.uk/memorials/bomber_memorials_nr_york.php/ York Stories - Memorials: lost crews of World War Two (website accessed: 27 July 2010])</ref> a Halifax MkV, DK192 (OO-N) from 1663 HCU based at RAF Rufforth<ref>[http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s63.html Royal Air Force - RAF History Bomber Command (website accessed: 27 July 2010)]</ref> crashed on Garrowby Hill.<ref>[http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/dk192.html/ Yorkshire Aircraft- accidents (website accessed: 27 July 2010)]</ref> | ||
| − | As well as the | + | As well as the seven aircrew who were on a training flight, a passing lorry driver was also killed. There is a memorial in a layby on the A166 at Garrowby Hill. |
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 28 June 2024
| Bishop Wilton Wold | |||
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 The summit of Garrowby Hill | |||
| Range: | Yorkshire Wolds | ||
| Summit: | 807 feet SE820569 54°0’5"N, 0°44’56"W | ||
Bishop Wilton Wold is the highest point of the East Riding of Yorkshire and of the Yorkshire Wolds. The summit is also known as Garrowby Hill, which is found on the garrowby Road about five miles north of Pocklington.
As with most of the wolds, it is wide, flat and agricultural in nature. The A166 road passes right by the top. There is a trig point, and also two covered reservoirs and a radio aerial.
The British artist David Hockney painted the view from the summit in 1998.
Halifax bomber crash 1944
At around 10 am on the 7 February 1944[1] a Halifax MkV, DK192 (OO-N) from 1663 HCU based at RAF Rufforth[2] crashed on Garrowby Hill.[3]
As well as the seven aircrew who were on a training flight, a passing lorry driver was also killed. There is a memorial in a layby on the A166 at Garrowby Hill.
