Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Sawdon, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sawdon 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 Sawdon, 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 | Sawdon |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.252850 |
| Longitude | -0.557511 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sawdon emerges from the limestone slopes of the North York Moors as a quiet observer of the shifting seasons. It lies 6.6 miles west-south-west of Scarborough (from Scarborough: bearing 252°T, OS grid SE 940 850), and is situated north-west of Ruston village. The light here catches the pale stone of traditional cottages, turning the morning air into a fine, translucent veil that settles upon the surrounding fields. To the east, the verdant basin of Sawdon Dale offers a sheltered path for the wind, which carries the scent of damp earth and distant heather. Ancient earthworks, such as the Southern of Two Round Barrows known as Row Howes, rise from the nearby chalky ridges like silent sentinels guarding the memories of a much older landscape. The terrain rises steadily toward the north, where Mutton Hill commands a wide, unobstructed view of the patchwork plains stretching toward the sea. Each hedgerow and limestone wall speaks of a long agricultural devotion, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of daily life. Sawdon remains a place where the horizon is vast and the sky holds a profound, uncrowded weight, inviting a contemplative stillness in all who traverse its quiet lanes.
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Explore Sawdon, 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: 54.252850, -0.557511. 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. |