Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Great Fencote, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Fencote 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 Great Fencote, 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 | Great Fencote |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.337793 |
| Longitude | -1.564542 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Fencote emerges from the flat, fertile plains of North Yorkshire as a quiet collection of stone and brick, defined by the slow persistence of agricultural life. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-east of Bedale (from Bedale: bearing 18°T, OS grid SE 284 936), and is situated south of Kirkby Fleetham village. The horizon here is vast, offering a wide, unencumbered sky that casts a pale, silver light over the surrounding fields. To the north-northeast, the land bears the faint, grass-covered scars of the Motte and Bailey Castle and Medieval Settlement Earthworks within Hall Garth, where the earth remembers the weight of older, fortified foundations. Beyond these hummocks, the local children have long sought out The Green, a patch of managed turf that serves as the social anchor for those living nearby. The geography is modest, marked by low-lying elevations such as Carr Hill, which rise gently enough to allow the wind an unobstructed path across the hedgerows. Great Fencote maintains a modest dignity, its character shaped not by grand architecture, but by the honest, rhythmic toil of the surrounding farms. This landscape demands little, yet it provides a steady, grounded perspective for those who dwell amidst its open, expansive fields.
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Explore Great Fencote, 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: 54.337793, -1.564542. 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. |