Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Whixley, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whixley 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 Whixley, 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 | Whixley |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.016671 |
| Longitude | -1.325151 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whixley holds the quiet gravity of a place where the North Yorkshire landscape settles into a steady, agricultural composure. It lies 5.7 miles east of Knaresborough (from Knaresborough: bearing 83°T, OS grid SE 443 580), and is situated north-west of Green Hammerton village. Stone cottages and the sturdy spire of the Church of the Ascension define a skyline that has watched the seasons turn over the flat, fertile plains for centuries. The Planting offers a verdant anchor at the heart of Whixley, providing a patch of managed woodland where the light filters through high branches in thin, dusty shafts. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the land begins to lift toward the modest rise of Dickinson's Hill, which serves as a landmark for those navigating the field patterns of the surrounding lowlands. The local architecture speaks to a history of limestone and brick, grounding the structures firmly against the broad, open skies of the Humber region. Whixley maintains an identity forged in the rhythms of rural life, far from the frantic pace of the larger transit corridors. Here, the air carries a crisp, unvarnished clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the hedgerows and the quiet lanes.
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Explore Whixley, 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: 54.016671, -1.325151. 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. |