Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Birstwith, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birstwith 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 | Birstwith |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.031216 |
| Longitude | -1.635840 |
| Place Type | Village |
Birstwith, a place where the Nidderdale Way begins its gentle descent, holds a quiet charm. It lies 7.4 km north-west of Harrogate (from Harrogate: bearing 305°T, OS grid SE 239 595), and is situated west-north-west of Hampsthwaite village. The River Nidd, a ribbon of silver reflecting the wide Yorkshire sky, flows nearby, its murmur a constant companion to the fields that stretch out like rumpled green blankets. Ancient drystone walls, their stones weathered to a soft grey, trace the contours of the land, speaking of generations who have worked this soil. The parish church, St. James', stands as a sentinel, its stone cool and enduring, a place where centuries of quiet devotion have settled into its very mortar. Birstwith breathes the air of the countryside, a place where the turning of the seasons is a palpable presence.
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Explore Birstwith, 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: 54.031216, -1.635840. 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. |