Ampleforth
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.197, -1.105 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 58 78 |
| Population: | 705 |
| Dialling code: | 01439 (Helmsley) |
Ampleforth is a small rural parish in North Yorkshire, sitting on the edge of the rolling limestone and wooded countryside of the Howardian Hills. The village has a compact centre of honey‑coloured stone buildings and a traditional green, with lanes and footpaths that make it popular with walkers and visitors seeking the quieter side of the Yorkshire Dales fringe.
The parish is best known for Ampleforth Abbey and Ampleforth College, a Benedictine community and associated school founded in the early 19th century; both remain important local employers and attract tourists and pilgrims. Beyond education and tourism the local economy is largely agricultural, and village life centres on community events, the pub and small businesses that serve the surrounding farming hinterland.
Postcode districts covering Ampleforth
Most populated places nearby
- York 16.5 miles
- Harrogate 22.7 miles
- Thornaby-on-Tees 25 miles
- Yarm 23.2 miles
- Guisborough 23.3 miles
- Northallerton 16.7 miles
- Ripon 17.6 miles
- Knaresborough 19.4 miles
- Ingleby Greenhow 17.1 miles
- Wetherby 21.5 miles
- Haxby 12.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ampleforth Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Byland with Wass Parish 1.7 miles
- Sproxton Parish 2.1 miles
- Gilling East Parish 2.2 miles
- Yearsley Parish 2.4 miles
- Newburgh Parish 2.5 miles
- Oswaldkirk Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Grimstone Parish 3 miles
- Oulston Parish 3.4 miles
- Oldstead Parish 3.6 miles
- Coxwold Parish 3.6 miles
- Cawton Parish 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Ampleforth
YO62 4HA, YO62 4ED, YO62 4DQ, YO62 4DD, YO62 4DG, YO62 4DX, YO62 4DY, YO62 4EH, YO62 4DT … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 25.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 32.1 miles
- Thirsk Junction Station 11 miles
- Malton Railway Station 13.2 miles
Hotels near Ampleforth Ad
- The Stapylton Arms 4 2 miles
- The Pheasant Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- The Black Swan - the Inn Collection Group 4 3.9 miles
- George & Dragon Hotel 4 8.6 miles
- Worsley Arms Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- The Golden Fleece Hotel, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 4 9.9 miles
- Burn Hall Hotel 3 8.5 miles
Schools in Ampleforth
- Ampleforth College Independent - secondary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Newburgh Priory Country house 2.8 miles
- Duncombe Park Estate 3 miles
- Duncombe Park Country house 3.2 miles
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 9.1 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 9.6 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 10 miles
- Ryedale Folk Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles
- Eden Camp Museum 13.5 miles
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 13.9 miles
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 15.1 miles