Traditional county: East Riding of Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Sancton, East Riding of Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sancton 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.
| Place | Sancton |
| Traditional County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.841544 |
| Longitude | -0.634882 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sancton rests in the embrace of East Yorkshire's gentle contours. It lies 3.4 km south-east of Market Weighton (from Market Weighton: bearing 140°T, OS grid SE 899 392), and is situated north-north-west of North Newbald village. The village breathes a quiet air of permanence, its stone cottages catching the subtle shifts of light that move across the Wolds. A sense of quiet industry, perhaps once tied to the land's bounty, still seems to linger in the very air, a faint echo of harvests gathered and seasons turned. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and gold under the vast Yorkshire sky, hold a timeless beauty, their contours shaped by the patient hand of agriculture.
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Explore Sancton, 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: 53.841544, -0.634882. 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 | June 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. |