Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore East Common, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the East Common 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 East Common, 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 | East Common |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.776584 |
| Longitude | -1.053833 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
East Common stretches across the low, flat horizons of North Yorkshire, where the heavy sky seems to press against the quiet, industrial edges of the Vale of York. It lies 0.8 miles south-east of Selby (from Selby: bearing 128°T, OS grid SE 624 315). The land here retains a damp, alluvial character, marked by the slow, deliberate pulse of the nearby Selby Canal as it navigates the passage toward the Humber. Grey light often clings to the fields, softening the transition between the working outskirts of the town and the open, marshy drainage patterns that define the local geography. East Common shares in the utilitarian history of the district, where the proximity of the Warping Drain serves as a reminder of the constant, necessary struggle to keep the water-logged soil productive. During the winter months, the air carries a sharp, metallic chill that drifts from the rail lines and the heavy machinery of the surrounding freight depots. Residents of East Common look toward the west, where the distant, soot-stained silhouette of the town centre stands as a singular anchor against the vast, shifting clouds. The rhythm of the place is dictated by the movement of goods and the persistent, quiet expansion of regional commerce that flows just beyond the garden fences.
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Explore East Common, 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: 53.776584, -1.053833. 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. |