Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Leighton, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leighton 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 | Leighton |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.211181 |
| Longitude | -1.752385 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Leighton rests in the embrace of North Yorkshire's gentle contours. It lies 6.3 km west-south-west of Masham (from Masham: bearing 258°T, OS grid SE 162 795), and is situated west-south-west of Fearby village. The fields around Leighton, a verdant quilt stitched with hedgerows, often catch the sun's gold, transforming the land into a painter's dream. Ancient tracks, worn smooth by generations of footsteps and cartwheels, whisper tales of its quiet past. The very air here seems to carry the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a comforting perfume of rural life. Though no grand abbey ruins mark its soil, the spirit of enduring simplicity resides in Leighton's humble dwellings and the steadfast rhythm of its agrarian heart.
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Explore Leighton, 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: 54.211181, -1.752385. 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. |