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Thoresby North Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Thoresby, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thoresby 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.

Interactive Map of Thoresby, North Yorkshire

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PlaceThoresby
Traditional CountyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.308444
Longitude-1.953459
Place TypeHamlet

About Thoresby

Thoresby holds a quiet dominion over the rugged terrain of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, where the horizon broadens into an expanse of ancient, weathered stone. It lies 5.1 miles west of Leyburn (from Leyburn: bearing 269°T, OS grid SE 031 903), and is situated south of Castle Bolton village. The land here rises in earnest toward the slopes of Dess Hill, catching the pale, fleeting light that defines this northern edge of the Wensleydale landscape. Below the higher ridges, the waters of Kendell Beck move with a persistent, liquid clarity through the valley floor. Thoresby remains a place of sparse, hardy grace, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant heather across the open pastures. To the south, the gentle depression of Chapel Bottom offers a sheltered contrast to the exposed heights that dominate the view. Every drystone wall surrounding Thoresby reflects a lineage of labour, binding the pastoral history of the Dales to the modern day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Yorkshire Dales National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 22k acres
  • Dess Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 279° W
  • Chapel Bottom (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 178° S
  • Jackraw Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 034° NNE
  • Kendell Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 252° WSW
  • Redmire Force (Waterfall) — 0.8 mi, 103° ESE
  • Swan River Beck (River) — 0.8 mi, 061° ENE
  • Force Dub (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 100° E
  • Urus Draconis (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 012° NNE
  • Nelly Force (Waterfall) — 1.0 mi, 037° NE
  • Bolton Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 012° NNE
  • Templars Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 164° SSE
  • The Green (Park) — 1.1 mi, 060° ENE
  • Deserted Medieval Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 305° NW · 24 ha
  • Penhill Knights Templar Preceptory And Earlier Field System At Temple Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 157° SSE · 32 ha
  • Freeholders Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 228° SW · 14 ha
  • Aysgarth Rocket (Folly) (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 196° SSW
  • Aysgarth Falls visitor centre (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 232° SW
  • Beeld Dub (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 100° E
  • Upper Falls (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 230° SW
  • Wanlass Grasslands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 106° ESE · 69 ha
  • Locker Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 296° WNW
  • Aysgarth Rock Garden (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 237° WSW
  • Keld heads lead smelt mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 085° E
  • Capplebank Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 122° ESE
  • Castle Motte (Castle) — 4.2 mi, 147° SSE
  • The Forbidden Corner (Theme Park) — 4.5 mi, 121° ESE
  • The Picture House (Cinema) — 5.0 mi, 087° E
  • Harmby Waterfalls (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 093° E
  • Middleham Castle (Castle) — 6.1 mi, 106° ESE

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About This Thoresby Map Page

Explore Thoresby, 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: 54.308444, -1.953459. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.