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Thornton Steward North Yorkshire Map

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

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

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PlaceThornton Steward
Traditional CountyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.279213
Longitude-1.730322
Place TypeVillage

About Thornton Steward

Thornton Steward holds the quiet gravity of limestone walls and ancient, unhurried stone. It lies 3.1 miles east of Middleham (from Middleham: bearing 98°T, OS grid SE 176 870), and is situated south-south-west of Finghall village. The land here slopes with a subtle, deliberate grace towards the River Ure, catching a pale, northern light that turns the meadows into shades of burnished copper. A short distance to the north-northeast, Thornton Steward Reservoir reflects the shifting clouds, its surface a mirror for the vast and restless Yorkshire sky. Beyond the southern boundary, the ruins of Jervaulx Abbey stand as a skeletal grace note in the landscape, where the silence is broken only by the wind moving through long-abandoned arches. Thornton Steward maintains an atmosphere of endurance, where the heavy pulse of the earth seems more audible than the passing of seasons. The surrounding terrain rises toward Mark Hill, grounding the horizon in a firm, earthen embrace that keeps the modern world at a respectful distance. This corner of the world remains defined by the patient work of water and weather, carving a singular identity out of the rugged limestone bedrock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bom Beaver (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 159° SSE
  • Arklow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 051° NE
  • Thornton Steward Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 033° NNE
  • Mark Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 189° S
  • Harker Beck Mouth (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 220° SW
  • Jervaulx Abbey (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 200° SSW
  • Jervaulx Cistercian Abbey, Site Of Post-Dissolution Grand House And Gardens And World War Ii Storage Structures (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 192° SSW · 30 ha
  • Harker Beck (River) — 1.2 mi, 215° SW
  • Kilgram Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 125° SE
  • Kilgram Medieval Monastic Grange (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 130° SE · 16 ha
  • Lea Gill Beck (River) — 1.5 mi, 221° SW
  • The Walled Garden (Park) — 2.2 mi, 061° ENE
  • Deep Gill Force (Waterfall) — 2.3 mi, 226° SW
  • Newton-Le-Willows Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 061° ENE · 4 ha
  • Witton Fell (Forest / Woodland) — 2.8 mi, 240° WSW
  • Constable Burton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.9 mi, 339° NNW · 126 ha
  • Richard III Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 276° W
  • Middleham Castle (Castle) — 3.1 mi, 276° W
  • Harmby Waterfalls (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 300° WNW
  • Bellerby Bottom (Valley) — 3.8 mi, 327° NNW
  • Birk Gill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.1 mi, 219° SW
  • Mar Field Fen Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.3 mi, 138° SE · 9 ha
  • Coverham Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 265° W
  • The Green (Park) — 4.6 mi, 068° ENE
  • The Picture House (Cinema) — 4.6 mi, 299° WNW
  • Swinton Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.9 mi, 158° SSE · 104 ha
  • Theakston Brewery Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 144° SE
  • Saxon Cross (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 142° SE
  • The Forbidden Corner (Theme Park) — 5.1 mi, 267° W
  • Druid's Temple (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 182° S

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About This Thornton Steward Map Page

Explore Thornton Steward, 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: 54.279213, -1.730322. 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.