Garton
Parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.021, -0.503 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 98 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01377 (Driffield) |
Garton is a small, rural civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, set among the rolling chalk countryside of the Yorkshire Wolds. The landscape is a patchwork of arable fields and hedgerows with scattered farmsteads and the kind of stone and brick cottages typical of the area; it sits within easy driving distance of market towns such as Driffield and the coast at Bridlington.
Locally the economy is dominated by agriculture, and the parish retains a quiet, community-minded feel with a historic parish church and a number of listed buildings and lanes that attract walkers and cyclists exploring the Wolds. There’s a sense of layered history here - from medieval parish boundaries to later estate influences - which gives the place a restrained, picturesque character within England’s rural north.
Postcode districts covering Garton
Most populated places nearby
- Kingston upon Hull 18.9 miles30.5 km
- York 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Scarborough 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Bridlington 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Beverley 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Brough and Elloughton 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Driffield 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Haxby 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Barton-upon-Humber 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Hedon 23.1 miles37.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Garton-on-the-Wolds Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Driffield and Rural Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Kelleythorpe Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Kirkburn Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Tibthorpe Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Driffield Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wetwang Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Cottam Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Sledmere Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bainton Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Nafferton Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Langtoft Built-up area 4.8 miles7.8 km
Example postcodes in Garton
YO25 9LR, YO25 3ES, YO25 3AB, YO25 3EW, YO25 3EP, YO25 3EQ, YO25 3EJ, YO25 3EH, YO25 3EN … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 42.6 miles68.5 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 48.3 miles77.7 km
- Driffield Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Nafferton Railway Station 4.9 miles7.8 km
Hotels near Garton Ad
- Hotel Forty One 2.8 miles4.4 km
Schools in Garton
- Garton-on-the-Wolds C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Beverley Racecourse Recreation 12.3 miles19.8 km
- The Walled Garden Gardens 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Star Carr Archaeological site 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Meaux Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles22.8 km
- North Beach Beach 14.3 miles22.9 km
- Eden Camp Museum 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Castle Howard Estate 17.4 miles28 km
- Swine Priory Historic site 17.4 miles28 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Castle Howard Country house 17.8 miles28.6 km