Moor Monkton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.998, -1.205 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 52 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01904 (York) |
Moor Monkton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting in a quietly rural landscape a short drive from York. The settlement is low‑density and largely agricultural, with scattered farms, a village cluster around a church and hall, and attractive lanes and small woods that make it popular with walkers and cyclists.
Historically the "Monkton" element hints at monastic links and there is a noticeable country‑house and parish presence that reflects that long past; today the local economy is a mix of farming and people who commute into nearby towns. Socially it feels like a close‑knit community with a parish council and village activities rather than any big commercial centre.
Postcode districts covering Moor Monkton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 19.5 miles31.3 km
- York 5.6 miles9 km
- Harrogate 13.7 miles22 km
- Castleford 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Morley 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Pontefract 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Yeadon 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Pudsey 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Selby 16 miles25.8 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Guiseley 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Goole 24.3 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Hessay Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Nun Monkton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Beningbrough Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Overton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Wilstrop Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Shipton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Newton-on-Ouse Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Rural West York Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Upper Poppleton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Skelton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Rufforth with Knapton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Rufforth Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Moor Monkton
YO26 8LA, YO26 8JL, YO26 8JF, YO26 8JG, YO26 8JE, YO26 8JJ, YO26 8JB, YO26 8JD, YO26 8LB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 20.7 miles33.2 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36.4 miles58.6 km
- Poppleton Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hammerton Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Hotels near Moor Monkton Ad
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Grand, York 5 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 5.1 miles8.2 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 6 miles9.7 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 5.6 miles9.1 km
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 5.2 miles8.3 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 5.2 miles8.4 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 6 miles9.7 km
- Wentworth College College 7 miles11.3 km
- University of York University 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Newby Hall Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 12.7 miles20.5 km