Howgrave
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.216, -1.514 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 31 80 |
The civil parish of Howgrave in North Yorkshire, England is a very small, predominantly rural area made up mainly of scattered farms and a handful of houses rather than a compact village. The setting is characterised by rolling agricultural fields, hedgerows and occasional stone walls, giving it a quiet, open feel compared with nearby market towns.
Historically the area has been shaped by farming and by administrative links with neighbouring parishes, so population and services are limited and often recorded with adjacent communities; traditional stone farmhouses and small historic features remain. Locally the community is small and close‑knit, with economic life still centred on agriculture and residents looking to surrounding towns for shops, schools and larger amenities.
Postcode districts covering Howgrave
Most populated places nearby
- York 24.9 miles40 km
- Darlington 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Harrogate 15.5 miles25 km
- Yeadon 25 miles40.2 km
- Thornaby-on-Tees 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Guiseley 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Yarm 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Northallerton 9.3 miles15 km
- Ripon 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Ilkley 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Knaresborough 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Otley 22.7 miles36.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Sutton with Howgrave Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Kirklington-cum-Upsland Parish 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Middleton Quernhow Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sinderby Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- East Tanfield Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wath Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ainderby Quernhow Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Norton Conyers Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Carthorpe Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Howe Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Pickhill with Roxby Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Pickhill Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Howgrave
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Thirsk Junction Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Northallerton Railway Station 8.6 miles13.8 km
Hotels near Howgrave Ad
- The George Country Inn, Wath 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Ripon Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Swinton Park Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Reubens 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Kings Head by Chef & Brewer Collection 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Masons Arms 8.7 miles14 km
- Grantham Arms 4 9.3 miles15 km
- The Golden Fleece Hotel, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Northallerton Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel 2 9.1 miles14.7 km
Local points of interest
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Newby Hall Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 13 miles21 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 14 miles22.6 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Duncombe Park Country house 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Duncombe Park Estate 18.1 miles29.1 km