Fairfax & Starbeck
Ward in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.998, -1.502 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 32 55 |
| Dialling code: | 01423 (Boroughbridge) |
Fairfax & Starbeck is a council ward on the north‑eastern edge of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. Its focal point is the old railway settlement of Starbeck, set along the River Nidd, and the area reflects the 19th‑century expansion brought by the coming of the railways and riverside mills.
Today the ward combines Victorian terraces and more recent housing with local shops, pubs and small industrial units, and benefits from good rail and road links for commuters to Harrogate and Leeds. Residents value the riverside walks and green spaces, active community groups and ongoing regeneration of former industrial sites, giving the area a practical, working‑town character and a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Fairfax & Starbeck
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 13.6 miles
- Bradford 17.9 miles
- York 17.2 miles
- Wakefield 21.9 miles
- Harrogate 1.7 miles
- Halifax 23.9 miles
- Castleford 20.1 miles
- Morley 17.5 miles
- Dewsbury 21.9 miles
- Batley 19.8 miles
- Keighley 18.5 miles
- Pontefract 22.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone Ward 0.7 miles
- High Harrogate & Kingsley Ward 0.7 miles
- Bilton & Nidd Gorge Ward 1.2 miles
- Knaresborough West Ward 1.5 miles
- Harrogate Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate Ward 1.7 miles
- Knaresborough Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bilton Grange & New Park Ward 1.9 miles
- Scotton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Plompton Parish 2.1 miles
- Follifoot Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Coppice Valley & Duchy Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Fairfax & Starbeck
HG1 4QW, HG2 7RD, HG2 7QF, HG2 7LA, HG2 7QU, HG2 7EQ, HG2 7PA, HG2 7QP, HG2 7PR … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 11.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 35.5 miles
- Starbeck Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Harrogate Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Fairfax & Starbeck Ad
- Rudding Park 4 1.7 miles
- The Kestrel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1.6 miles
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 4.9 miles
- Crowne Plaza Harrogate 4 1.6 miles
- The Lodge 4 1.6 miles
- The Groves Inn 1.6 miles
- West Park Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- The Knaresborough Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3 1.5 miles
- The Studley Hotel 4 1.8 miles
- Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate 4 1.2 miles
Schools in Fairfax & Starbeck
- Henshaws College Special
- Springwater Academy Special
- Willow Tree Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles
- Newby Hall Estate 7.2 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 8.4 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 8.7 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 11 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 11.7 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 11.7 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 11.8 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 12.3 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 13.2 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 13.9 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 14 miles