Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Birdforth, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birdforth 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 Birdforth, 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 | Birdforth |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.175838 |
| Longitude | -1.257055 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Birdforth remains a quiet collection of stone and hedgerow, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the North Yorkshire landscape. It lies 4.6 miles north-north-west of Easingwold (from Easingwold: bearing 327°T, OS grid SE 485 758), and is situated north-west of Thormanby village. The terrain rises gently toward Windmere Hill, where the elevation offers a wide, pale perspective over the surrounding pastures. To the west, the cooling currents of Birdforth Beck carve a low path through the earth, drawing moisture into the heavy, productive soil. The local character is shaped by this proximity to the land, where the horizon feels vast and the light possesses a clarity that sharpens the edges of every barn and fence post. History lingers in the periphery, marked by the proximity of a former WWII PoW camp whose foundations now sink slowly into the encroaching grass. Birdforth maintains a sparse, singular dignity, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Explore Birdforth, North 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: 54.175838, -1.257055. 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. |