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West Witton North Yorkshire Map

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

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

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PlaceWest Witton
Traditional CountyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.290747
Longitude-1.905456
Place TypeVillage

About West Witton

West Witton commands a long, slender ridge overlooking the verdant floor of Wensleydale, where the shadows of passing clouds chase one another across the limestone pastures. It lies 3.4 miles west-south-west of Leyburn (from Leyburn: bearing 248°T, OS grid SE 062 883), and is situated south-south-west of Preston-under-Scar village. The horizon here is dominated by the vast, open expanse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which lends a profound sense of scale to the stone dwellings lining the road. Below the southern slopes, the waters of Capple Bank Beck cut a quiet, persistent path through the earth, feeding the moisture-rich soil that sustains the nearby River Ure Grasslands Sssi. The light in West Witton often takes on a pale, crystalline quality, catching the grey gritstone of the walls and turning the late afternoon into a study of muted silver. Residents look out toward the rising flank of Bainbridge Hill, where the land tilts upward to meet the immense, uncrowded sky of North Yorkshire. The persistent wind from the fells carries the scent of damp peat and ancient, turned earth, grounding the spirit in the rugged reality of the northern landscape. West Witton maintains a stoic presence, defined by the enduring weight of the hills rather than the fleeting clamour of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Yorkshire Dales National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 22k acres
  • River Ure Grasslands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 15 ha
  • Bainbridge Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 071° ENE
  • Capple Bank Beck (River) — 0.2 mi, 144° SE
  • He brak' his knee (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 181° S
  • Wanlass Grasslands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 342° NNW · 69 ha
  • Capplebank Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 122° ESE
  • Ice Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 050° NE
  • Beeld Dub (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 339° NNW
  • Bristow Gill (River) — 1.1 mi, 082° E
  • Penhill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 213° SSW
  • Scaw Bottom (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 066° ENE
  • Roman Fort At Wensley (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 065° ENE · 2 ha
  • Force Dub (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 315° NW
  • Redmire Force (Waterfall) — 1.5 mi, 313° NW
  • Penhill Knights Templar Preceptory And Earlier Field System At Temple Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 279° W · 32 ha
  • Cairn 255M South West Of Moor House Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 015° NNE
  • Templars Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 279° W
  • Keld heads lead smelt mill (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 035° NE
  • The Green (Park) — 2.0 mi, 331° NNW
  • The Forbidden Corner (Theme Park) — 2.2 mi, 119° ESE
  • Aysgarth Rocket (Folly) (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 270° W
  • Castle Motte (Castle) — 2.3 mi, 172° S
  • Nelly Force (Waterfall) — 2.4 mi, 326° NW
  • Aysgarth Falls visitor centre (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 275° W
  • Upper Falls (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 272° W
  • The Picture House (Cinema) — 3.4 mi, 065° ENE
  • Aysgarth Rock Garden (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 270° W
  • Middleham Castle (Castle) — 4.0 mi, 097° E
  • Harmby Waterfalls (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 077° ENE

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About This West Witton Map Page

Explore West Witton, 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: 54.290747, -1.905456. 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.