Dishforth
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.144, -1.413 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 38 72 |
| Population: | 382 |
| Dialling code: | 01765 (Ripon) |
Dishforth is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, set in gently rolling agricultural countryside just off the A1(M) and close to the market towns of Thirsk and Boroughbridge. Its position on good road links makes it both a quiet rural community and a convenient base for commuters travelling to larger centres, and the surrounding landscape is typical of the Vale of York fringe with a mix of farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes.
The village is perhaps best known for the nearby airfield, RAF Dishforth, which shaped much of its 20th-century identity as a wartime bomber station and later military site; the airfield remains a prominent local feature and influences the local economy and character. Otherwise Dishforth is a largely residential and agricultural community with the social life and services you would expect in a small North Yorkshire village, while nearby market towns provide broader shops, schools and cultural amenities.
Postcode districts covering Dishforth
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 24.2 miles39 km
- York 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Harrogate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Yeadon 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Guiseley 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Horsforth 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Yarm 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Northallerton 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Ripon 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Garforth 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Ilkley 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Knaresborough 9.5 miles15.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Norton-le-Clay Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Marton-le-Moor Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Rainton with Newby Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Cundall with Leckby Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Rainton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Asenby Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wathvale & Bishop Monkton Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Skelton-on-Ure Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Thornton Bridge Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Copt Hewick Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Kirby Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Bridge Hewick Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Dishforth
YO7 3FZ, YO7 3LX, YO7 3LY, YO7 3LW, YO7 3LU, YO7 3YE, YO7 3LT, YO7 3XB, YO7 3LR … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 25.3 miles40.6 km
- Thirsk Junction Station 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Knaresborough Railway Station 9.6 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Dishforth Ad
- Grantham Arms 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The George Country Inn, Wath 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Masons Arms 5.1 miles8.1 km
- The Ripon Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Inn South Stainley 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Plum and Partridge Inn 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Aldwark Manor Estate 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Golden Fleece Hotel, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
Schools in Dishforth
- Dishforth C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newby Hall Estate 3.7 miles6 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 3.7 miles6 km
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Duncombe Park Country house 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Duncombe Park Estate 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 16.8 miles27.1 km