Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore West Knapton, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Knapton 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 West Knapton, 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 | West Knapton |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.166883 |
| Longitude | -0.657480 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Knapton holds the quiet stillness of the North Yorkshire plains, where the horizon stretches wide and pale under a shifting, oceanic sky. It lies 5.6 miles east-north-east of Norton-on-Derwent (from Norton-on-Derwent: bearing 65°T, OS grid SE 877 753), and is situated east of Scampston village. The light here has a crystalline quality, catching the edges of the limestone soil and illuminating the low, rhythmic rise of the landscape towards the chalk heights. To the northeast, the modest slope of Web Hill commands the view, providing a steady, silent anchor for the surrounding agricultural fields. Below these heights, the waters of Low Fish Pond mirror the passing clouds, offering a cool, reflective depth to the otherwise open expanse of the valley. The proximity of the vast, historic grounds of Scampston Hall, with its sweeping parkland, lends a sense of deliberate grace to the local geography. West Knapton maintains a character defined by this intersection of ancient, worked earth and the persistent, unforced beauty of the natural drainage of the Wolds. Every turn of the lane reveals a landscape where the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp grass and the faint, mineral clarity of the northern wind.
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Explore West Knapton, 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: 54.166883, -0.657480. 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. |