Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Downholme, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downholme 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 Downholme, 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 | Downholme |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.376309 |
| Longitude | -1.827842 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Downholme occupies a quiet stretch of Swaledale where the land rises in patient, green swells toward the horizon. It lies 4.1 miles west-south-west of Richmond (from Richmond: bearing 242°T, OS grid SE 112 978), and is situated south-south-east of Marske village. The limestone walls of the local architecture catch the low afternoon sun, casting long, sharp shadows that define the rugged contours of the surrounding fields. Rising just to the west, the ancient earthworks of the How Hill Large Univallate Hillfort loom over the valley, offering a silent witness to the centuries that have passed beneath its ramparts. Below these heights, the cool, rhythmic pulse of Church Gill carves its path through the limestone, a constant movement of water amidst the stillness of the dale. Downholme maintains a character forged by the slow, seasonal shifts of pastoral life, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant heather. The terrain here holds a stark, unadorned beauty, defined by the interplay of high, windswept ridges and the hidden, sheltered hollows of the riverbanks. Every stone and trackway speaks to a long continuity of human presence, grounding the spirit in the enduring stability of the Yorkshire landscape.
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Explore Downholme, 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: 54.376309, -1.827842. 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. |