Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Place | Sleights |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.455467 |
| Longitude | -0.664668 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sleights, a village in North Yorkshire, breathes the quiet air of the Esk Valley. It lies 4.5 km south-west of Whitby (from Whitby: bearing 223°T, OS grid NZ 866 074), and is situated north-north-east of Eskdaleside village. The River Esk, a vein of silver winding through the landscape, washes the feet of the surrounding fells, and the light here often possesses a luminous quality, as if filtered through ancient glass. Historically, Sleights was a hub for the milling industry, its water-powered mills once a familiar sound echoing along the valley floor. Today, the gentle slopes surrounding Sleights are a patchwork of verdant fields, dotted with sheep that move like slow, white thoughts across the green. The village itself offers a comforting stillness, where the stone cottages seem to hold whispered conversations with the passing breeze.
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Explore Sleights, 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: 54.455467, -0.664668. 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.
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| 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. |