(Village near Melmerby)
Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Place | Wath |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.188241 |
| Longitude | -1.505705 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wath, a quiet settlement in North Yorkshire, breathes the slow, considered air of the Yorkshire Wolds. It lies 5.9 km north of Ripon (from Ripon: bearing 11°T, OS grid SE 323 770), and is situated west-north-west of Melmerby village. The gentle rise of the land here offers a distant, softened view of the broader landscape, where fields, cut into geometric patterns by ancient hedgerows, shift in hue with the passing sun. The houses of Wath, often built of warm, honey-coloured stone, seem to absorb the light, their windows reflecting the pale, expansive sky. A sense of enduring peace pervades the lanes, where the only sounds might be the distant bleating of sheep or the rustle of leaves in the breeze.
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Explore Wath, 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: 54.188241, -1.505705. 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. |