Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore West Layton, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Layton 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 Layton, 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 Layton |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.484491 |
| Longitude | -1.780960 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Layton occupies a quiet corner of the North Yorkshire landscape, where the earth holds the memory of ancient boundaries and long-faded tracks. It lies 5.8 miles north-north-west of Richmond (from Richmond: bearing 342°T, OS grid NZ 142 099), and is situated north of Ravensworth village. The horizon here is defined by the modest, rhythmic rise of Pigeon Hill and Cowling Hill, which stand as silent sentinels against the shifting northern light. Below these heights, the land drains toward the modest pulse of Stalwath Beck, a waterway that cuts through the soil with a persistent, silver clarity. History clings to the periphery, evidenced by the remnants of medieval moated sites that linger in the fields like forgotten secrets beneath the grass. West Layton remains a place of stone and pasture, maintaining a deliberate distance from the clamour of modern thoroughfares. The air carries a sharp, clean quality, unburdened by the haze of industry, as if the landscape itself prefers the quiet company of the clouds. Every boundary wall and furrowed lane serves as a quiet reminder of the centuries spent tending this particular portion of the English earth.
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Explore West Layton, 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: 54.484491, -1.780960. 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. |