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Balk North Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Balk, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balk 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.

Interactive Map of Balk, North Yorkshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Balk, North 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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Place	Balk
Traditional County	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.221123
Longitude	-1.272637
Place Type	Hamlet

About Balk

Balk remains a quiet thumbprint of earth tucked against the flat, wide expanse of the North Yorkshire plains. It lies 2.9 miles east-south-east of Thirsk (from Thirsk: bearing 105°T, OS grid SE 475 808), and is situated east-north-east of Bagby village. The land here holds the damp, heavy scent of clay, where water gathers in the low-lying ditches and drifts towards the gentle, silver-skinned ribbon of Sutton Beck. Sunlight catches the corners of the fields, illuminating the subtle earthworks of the Medieval Moated Grange that lie just a short distance to the east, silent and grass-grown under the shifting sky. Balk maintains a stillness that belongs to the ancient, agrarian rhythm of the Vale of Mowbray, far removed from the sharp, metallic clatter of the modern highway. Hedges here are thick and unkempt, acting as windbreaks against the biting air that rolls down from the distant, brooding shoulders of the Hambleton Hills. Life in Balk moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the soil and the long, cold shadows cast by the winter sun. The horizon feels vast and uncluttered, offering a clear view of the sky that presses down upon the rooftops with an immense, heavy grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Medieval Moated Grange 160M South East Of The Grange (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 095° E · 2 ha
Sutton Beck (River) — 0.5 mi, 019° NNE
Monk Park Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 0.5 mi, 312° NW
Balk Beck (River) — 0.7 mi, 159° SSE
The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 188° S
Crab Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 071° ENE
Vicar Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 168° SSE
Hood Hill Motte And Bailey (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 080° E · 1 ha
Former WWII PoW camp (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 175° S
Butter Dale (Valley) — 2.1 mi, 052° NE
Gormire Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 051° NE
Pudding Pie Hill: A Bowl Barrow 650M South-East Of St Oswald'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 273° W
White Horse of Kilburn (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 084° E
Gormire Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 052° NE · 55 ha
Snape Hill Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 122° ESE
Yorkshire Outdoors (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 345° NNW
Mouseman Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 108° ESE
Nursery Little Green (Park) — 2.8 mi, 289° WNW
South Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 2.8 mi, 045° NE
Battle of Byland (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 063° ENE
St James Green (Park) — 2.9 mi, 290° WNW
Market Clock (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 286° WNW
Thirsk Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 286° WNW
Flower (Public Artwork) — 3.0 mi, 151° SSE
Ritz (Cinema) — 3.0 mi, 284° WNW
The World of James Herriot (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 286° WNW
Elm Hag Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 101° E
Upsall Castle (Castle) — 4.1 mi, 341° NNW
Shandy Hall (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 123° ESE
Kirby Knowle Castle (Castle) — 4.2 mi, 347° NNW

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