Colton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.898, -1.177 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 54 45 |
| Dialling code: | 01904 (York) |
Colton is a small, predominantly rural civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, set in gently rolling agricultural countryside with a scattering of stone cottages, traditional farmsteads and a small village core. The area has a long local history reflected in a historic parish church and a number of listed buildings, while lanes and footpaths make it popular with walkers and wildlife enthusiasts.
The local economy remains rooted in farming, though many residents commute to nearby market towns; community life is centred on the church, village hall and occasional local events, with active efforts to conserve the parish’s quiet rural character and natural habitats.
Postcode districts covering Colton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 16.5 miles26.6 km
- York 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Wakefield 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Harrogate 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Castleford 14 miles22.5 km
- Morley 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Dewsbury 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Batley 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Pontefract 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Yeadon 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Bentley 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Pudsey 21.3 miles34.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Steeton Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bilbrough Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Askham Richard Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Appleton Roebuck Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Copmanthorpe Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Askham Bryan Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Catterton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Bolton Percy Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Oxton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Acaster Malbis Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Acaster Selby Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Colton
LS24 8EJ, LS24 8EW, LS24 8ET, LS24 8ES, LS24 8JQ, LS24 8BF, LS24 8EP, LS24 8ER, LS24 8EL
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 29.6 miles47.7 km
- Ulleskelf Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- York Railway Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Colton Ad
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Grand, York 5 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty 5 miles8.1 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro York 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
Local points of interest
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 3.3 miles5.3 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles6.8 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Wentworth College College 5.8 miles9.4 km
- University of York University 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 8 miles12.9 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 8.1 miles13 km
- Saw Wood Forest 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km