Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Castleton, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Castleton 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 Castleton, 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 | Castleton |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.463272 |
| Longitude | -0.939851 |
| Place Type | Village |
Castleton emerges from the heather-streaked horizon of the Esk Valley like a collection of grey-stone thoughts gathered against the wind. It lies 6.6 miles south-south-west of Loftus (from Loftus: bearing 199°T, OS grid NZ 688 080), and is situated west of Ainthorpe village. The expansive North York Moors National Park cradles the roofs of Castleton, where the sky often appears to press more heavily upon the earth than it does in the lowlands. To the east, the earth rises into the prominence of Castle Hill, guarding the memory of the Norman fortifications that once commanded the valley floor. Danby Beck traces a silver, shivering line through the lower pastures, pulling the cool air of the high moors down toward the riverbank. The ancient earthworks of Castleton Castle Mound remain as a subtle ripple in the grass, a quiet testament to the heavy-handed kings of old. Here, the quality of light possesses a rare, brittle clarity, sharpening the edges of the limestone walls until they seem to glow with an inner, pale intensity. Castleton remains defined by this intersection of rugged geology and the patient, enduring work of human hands.
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Explore Castleton, 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: 54.463272, -0.939851. 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. |