Traditional county: East Riding of Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Melbourne map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of East Riding of Yorkshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Melbourne and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Melbourne |
| Traditional County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.887541 |
| Longitude | -0.859012 |
| Place Type | Village |
Melbourne holds a quiet gravity in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where the flat, wide horizons of the Vale of York seem to swallow the afternoon light. It lies 4.5 miles south-west of Pocklington (from Pocklington: bearing 228°T, OS grid SE 750 440), and is situated south-west of Thornton village. The sky here possesses a vast, unencumbered clarity that mirrors the stillness of the nearby Melbourne And Thornton Ings Sssi, where the water table dictates the slow, deliberate pulse of the changing seasons. Low-lying fields stretch toward the horizon, their damp earth darkened by the persistent influence of the Scamland Drain as it winds through the heavy, alluvial clay. The character of Melbourne is defined by this elemental relationship with the water, a landscape that does not so much command attention as invite a patient, watchful observation. Ancient hedgerows trace the boundaries of these water-meadows, marking the edges of a geography shaped by the slow, seasonal inundations that feed the wider Lower Derwent Valley. A profound silence often descends upon the lanes, broken only by the sudden, sharp cry of a lapwing or the rustle of reeds shifting in the breeze. Melbourne remains a place of singular, understated composure, indifferent to the haste of the modern world beyond its borders.
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Explore Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.887541, -0.859012. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |