| Coordinates: | 54.304, -0.732 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SE 82 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01751 (Pickering) |
Levisham is a small, sparsely populated rural parish in North Yorkshire, set within the sweeping heather and moorland of the North York Moors National Park. The landscape is classic moorland and pasture, with drystone walls, traditional stone cottages and farmsteads; its quiet lanes and footpaths make it a popular spot for walkers and nature lovers, and it sits close to the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Railway, whose nearby station brings a steady trickle of visitors.
Historically the settlement has modest medieval roots and an economy long based on mixed and sheep farming, now supplemented by rural tourism and heritage interest. Social life is correspondingly small-scale and community-led, centred on local farms, the parish church and seasonal outdoor pursuits, so the area retains a distinctly remote, unspoilt character despite being well known to moors walkers and railway enthusiasts.
Postcode districts covering Levisham
Most populated places nearby
- Scarborough 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Redcar 25 miles40.2 km
- Guisborough 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Ingleby Greenhow 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Whitby 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Driffield 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Haxby 24.4 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Newton Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Lockton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stape Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Cropton Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Aislaby Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Middleton Built-up area 4.3 miles7 km
- Pickering Built-up area 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Allerston Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Wrelton Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Thornton-le-Dale Built-up area 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Hartoft Parish 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Lastingham Parish 5.6 miles9 km
Example postcodes in Levisham
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 31.4 miles50.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 48.3 miles77.8 km
- Levisham Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Pickering Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
Hotels near Levisham Ad
- Cottage Lea's Country Hotel & Restaurant 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Black Swan Inn 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The White Swan Inn 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Inn on the Moor Hotel 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Best Western Forest & Vale Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Mallyan Spout Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- White Horse Farm Inn 7 miles11.3 km
- Dewars Restaurant & Rooms 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The New Inn 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Horseshoe Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
Local points of interest
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Ryedale Folk Museum Museum 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Walled Garden Gardens 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Eden Camp Museum 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Danby Castle Archaeological site 11.8 miles19 km
- Mulgrave Woods Forest 12.4 miles20 km
- Mulgrave Castle Estate 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Whitby Beach Beach 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Scarborough Signal Station Historic site 14 miles22.5 km
- Star Carr Archaeological site 14.2 miles22.8 km