Eggborough
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.708, -1.137 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 57 23 |
Eggborough is a small village in North Yorkshire, in the district of Selby, lying on largely flat agricultural land close to the boundaries with West Yorkshire and the East Riding. It occupies a convenient spot for regional transport, near the Aire and Calder navigation and the M62 corridor, and sits within easy reach of Pontefract, Goole and the market town of Selby.
For many years the skyline and local economy were dominated by the coal-fired Eggborough Power Station, which has since been decommissioned and is the focus of redevelopment, reflecting a shift from heavy industry to new uses. Today Eggborough feels like a typical small Yorkshire village: a mix of farming, commuter households and a close-knit community with local clubs and pubs, while nearby large energy sites such as Drax underline the area's continuing role in regional energy infrastructure.
Postcode districts covering Eggborough
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 18.1 miles
- York 17.4 miles
- Rotherham 21.4 miles
- Doncaster 12.8 miles
- Wakefield 15.3 miles
- Scunthorpe 21.8 miles
- Barnsley 16.8 miles
- Castleford 8.6 miles
- Morley 19.2 miles
- Dewsbury 20.2 miles
- Batley 20.6 miles
- Pontefract 7.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hensall Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Kellington Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Chapel Haddlesey Parish 1.7 miles
- West Haddlesey Parish 1.8 miles
- Whitley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Heck Parish 1.9 miles
- Great Heck Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Temple Hirst Parish 2.1 miles
- Osgoldcross Ward 2.5 miles
- Beal Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Burn Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Birkin Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Eggborough
DN14 0RQ, DN14 0UR, DN14 0UL, DN14 0LY, DN14 0WR, DN14 0LJ, DN14 0WS, DN14 0WL, DN14 0TR … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.5 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24 miles
- Whitley Bridge Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Hensall Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Eggborough Ad
- Parkside Guest House 3 3.9 miles
- The Downe Arms 3 4.5 miles
- The George Inn 4 6 miles
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 4.5 miles
- The Brewers Arms 4.5 miles
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- Premier Inn Pontefract North 3 5.6 miles
- The Abbots Boutique Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- Bay horse hotel 6.1 miles
- The Wishing Well 3 5 miles
Local points of interest
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 7.5 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 8 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 9.2 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 11 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 12.5 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 13.4 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 13.5 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- Stanley Library Library 13.9 miles