Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Crayke, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Crayke 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 Crayke, 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 | Crayke |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.127991 |
| Longitude | -1.141213 |
| Place Type | Village |
Crayke commands a high, singular ridge that surveys the expansive Vale of York with the quiet authority of a sentinel. It lies 2.2 miles east-north-east of Easingwold (from Easingwold: bearing 76°T, OS grid SE 562 705), and is situated west-south-west of Brandsby village. The stone ruins of Crayke Castle watch over the northern approach, their weathered masonry holding the ghosts of the Bishops of Durham who once held court atop this ancient ground. Below the castle, the land tilts sharply toward the horizon, where the light often catches the silver movement of Brandsby Beck as it carves through the lower meadows. Centuries of monastic presence have left a quiet gravity upon the soil, as if the earth itself remembers the silent labour of the Augustinian monks from the nearby priory site. Crayke remains a place of stone and sky, where the wind carries the scent of damp lime and distant pasture across the exposed hilltop. Visitors often find that the horizon seems wider here, pulling the eye toward the distant hum of the world while the local streets maintain a stubborn, deliberate stillness. Those who walk the path near Gallows Hill find the elevation offers a vantage point so absolute that the patchwork fields below appear like a map drawn in shades of ochre and viridian.
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Explore Crayke, 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: 54.127991, -1.141213. 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. |