Wilsthorpe
Built-up area in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.063, -0.22 |
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| OS grid ref: | TA 16 64 |
| Dialling code: | 01262 (Bridlington) |
Wilsthorpe is a small, quiet settlement in the East Riding of Yorkshire, set in the flat, fertile farming country that characterises much of the region. The village is a modest cluster of cottages and farmsteads surrounded by hedged fields and drainage ditches, giving it a distinctly rural, low‑lying character typical of the East Riding.
Historically tied to agriculture, life in Wilsthorpe remains shaped by farming cycles even as modern commuting and agricultural modernisation have changed the local economy. Socially it tends to be a close‑knit community reliant on nearby market towns for services, and its vernacular brick and stone buildings and occasional village events still reflect a strong local Yorkshire identity.
Postcode districts covering Wilsthorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Kingston upon Hull 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Scarborough 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Bridlington 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Beverley 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Driffield 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Hedon 22.4 miles36 km
Neighbouring places
- Bridlington South Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Carnaby Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Barmston Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bridlington Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Boynton Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Bridlington Central and Old Town Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Burton Agnes Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Bridlington North Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Rudston Built-up area 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Ulrome Built-up area 4.8 miles7.6 km
- Grindale Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bempton Built-up area 5 miles8 km
Example postcodes in Wilsthorpe
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 51.4 miles82.7 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 57.7 miles92.9 km
- Bridlington Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bempton Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near Wilsthorpe Ad
- The Ransdale 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Belvedere Hotel and Golf 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Monarch Hotel 2 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Manor Court Hotel 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Revelstoke Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Brunswick Hotel 2 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Piebald Inn 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Bay Filey 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Hotel Forty One 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The White Swan Hotel 9.2 miles14.7 km
Local points of interest
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 1.1 miles1.7 km
- North Beach Beach 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Star Carr Archaeological site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Meaux Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Scarborough Signal Station Historic site 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Beverley Racecourse Recreation 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Swine Priory Historic site 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Grimston Hall Estate 18.6 miles30 km
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 19.1 miles30.7 km
- The Walled Garden Gardens 20 miles32.1 km