Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Greatwood, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Greatwood 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.
| Place | Greatwood |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.958185 |
| Longitude | -2.003027 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Greatwood breathes a quiet, verdant existence on the edge of Yorkshire's Dales. It lies 1.0 km east-south-east of Skipton (from Skipton: bearing 103°T, OS grid SD 998 513). Here, the gentle slopes unfurl like a well-thumbed map, hinting at fields that have been shaped by generations of careful hands. The air often carries a faint, earthy scent, a subtle reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the suburban calm. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, has a soft, honeyed quality, catching the greens of the abundant hedgerows and casting long, contemplative shadows across the lawns. Greatwood’s character is that of a place content to be itself, unhurried and observant, a peaceful counterpoint to the more bustling life of its nearby market town.
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Explore Greatwood, 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: 53.958185, -2.003027. 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 | June 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. |