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Briggswath North Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Briggswath, North Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Briggswath, 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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PlaceBriggswath
Traditional CountyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.462158
Longitude-0.660177
Place TypeVillage

About Briggswath

Briggswath hums with the quiet industry of water and stone, holding the memory of a landscape shaped by ancient ice and the persistent flow of the Esk. It lies 2.3 miles south-west of Whitby (from Whitby: bearing 228°T, OS grid NZ 869 082), and is situated north-north-east of Sleights village. Briggswath keeps a steady watch over the valley floor, where the morning mist clings to the silver ribbon of Iburndale Beck as it carves its way through the earth. High ground rises sharply to the west and south-east, where the slopes of Oak Hill and Echo Hill catch the first pale light of dawn before it touches the rooftops below. This entire expanse falls within the protective embrace of the North York Moors National Park, ensuring the horizon remains defined by heather and wind rather than concrete. The air here holds a crisp, moorland clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the coast yet softened by the shelter of the surrounding ridges. Life in Briggswath moves in sympathy with the seasonal turn of the hills, where the shadows lengthen across the fields with a slow, deliberate weight. There is a profound stillness in the way the light settles over the land, turning the rugged terrain into a mosaic of deep greens and slate-grey stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • North York Moors National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 14k acres
  • Oak Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 246° WSW
  • Echo Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 124° SE
  • Iburndale Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 157° SSE
  • Low Dale (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 158° SSE
  • Caley Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 225° SW
  • Brother William (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 066° ENE
  • Round Barrow On Dunsley Moor, 160M West Of Skelder Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 287° WNW
  • Sneaton Castle Centre (Castle) — 1.6 mi, 026° NNE
  • Wayside Cross Known As Swarth Howe Cross, 500M North East Of Moorcock (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 279° W
  • Round Barrow And Two Standing Stones In Hutton Mulgrave Plantation, 115M West Of Swarth Howe (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 285° WNW
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 359° N
  • Larpool Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 077° ENE
  • Raithwaite Gill (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 357° N
  • Divinity Flat (Wetland) — 2.2 mi, 060° ENE
  • Pannett Art Gallery (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 044° NE
  • Whitby Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 044° NE
  • Pannett Park (Park) — 2.3 mi, 047° NE
  • The Little Park (Park) — 2.4 mi, 047° NE
  • Flat Howe (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 203° SSW
  • Littlebeck Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 162° SSE · 17 ha
  • Whitby Sands (Beach) — 2.5 mi, 030° NNE
  • Upgang Beach (Beach) — 2.5 mi, 015° NNE
  • Boots Corner (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 048° NE
  • Arnold Palmer Putting Course (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 039° NE
  • The Endeavour Experience (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 049° NE
  • Biggersdale Hole (Waterfall) — 2.6 mi, 317° NW
  • Whale Bone Arch (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 042° NE
  • Captain Cook Memorial Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 049° NE
  • Dracula Experience (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 046° NE

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About This Briggswath Map Page

Explore Briggswath, 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: 54.462158, -0.660177. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.