New Forest
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.429, -1.89 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 07 03 |
| Dialling code: | 01748 (Richmond) |
The parish of New Forest lies in rural North Yorkshire and is characterised by rolling farmland, hedgerows and small pockets of woodland rather than a single nucleated village. Its lanes and stone-built farmsteads reflect long-established agricultural patterns, with field boundaries and old tracks that hint at medieval origins and a landscape shaped by centuries of farming.
Economically the area is largely agricultural, with family farms still prominent and a number of residents commuting to nearby market towns; small-scale tourism such as holiday lets and walking attract visitors at quieter times of year. Socially it tends to be a close-knit community with parish meetings, local conservation interests and a quieter country way of life prized by locals and newcomers alike.
Postcode districts covering New Forest
Most populated places nearby
- Darlington 15.3 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 24.8 miles
- Bishop Auckland 17.5 miles
- Newton Aycliffe 17.9 miles
- Yarm 22.3 miles
- Spennymoor 22.2 miles
- Northallerton 19.3 miles
- Ripon 24.9 miles
- Catterick Garrison 8.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Marrick Parish 1.8 miles
- Marske Parish 2.6 miles
- Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh Parish 3.2 miles
- Dalton Parish 3.8 miles
- Newsham Parish 3.9 miles
- Ellerton Abbey Parish 4 miles
- Downholme Parish 4.1 miles
- Gayles Parish 4.1 miles
- Hope Parish 4.3 miles
- Barningham Parish 4.3 miles
- Kirby Hill Parish 4.5 miles
- Whashton Parish 4.6 miles
Example postcodes in New Forest
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 19.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 40 miles
- Darlington Railway Station 15.2 miles
- North Road Railway Station 15.4 miles
Hotels near New Forest Ad
- The Holly Hill Inn 6.5 miles
- YHA Grinton Lodge 4 4 miles
- The Buck 3.4 miles
- The Burgoyne Hotel 5 3.4 miles
- Shoulder of Mutton 4 4.6 miles
- The Morritt Hotel 4 6 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel, Richmond, North Yorkshire 4 6.4 miles
- Black Lion Hotel Richmond 3 6.3 miles
- The Turf Hotel 3 6.3 miles
- The Buck INN 6.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 7.2 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 7.9 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 9.6 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles
- Fors Abbey Historic site 11.7 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 11.8 miles
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 12.7 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 15.3 miles
- Lune Forest Forest 18 miles
- Windlestone Country house 19.5 miles