| Coordinates: | 54.332, -1.31 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SE 44 93 |
| Dialling code: | 01609 (Northallerton) |
Over Silton is a small, quiet parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, lying close to the heather-tipped ridges of the North York Moors. It occupies a landscape of rolling farmland and stone-built cottages, with narrow lanes, bridleways and nearby moorland making it popular with walkers and people seeking a rural escape.
The settlement has medieval roots and remains largely agricultural in character, with sheep and mixed farming shaping the local economy and landscape. Social life is modest and community-focused, linked closely with neighbouring villages; surviving vernacular buildings and field patterns give a tangible sense of the area’s historic continuity.
Postcode districts covering Over Silton
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Darlington 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Hartlepool 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Redcar 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Billingham 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Newton Aycliffe 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Thornaby-on-Tees 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Yarm 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Guisborough 17 miles27.4 km
- Northallerton 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Ripon 16.1 miles26 km
Neighbouring places
- Nether Silton Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Landmoth-cum-Catto Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Kepwick Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Thimbleby Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Leake Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kirby Sigston Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Cotcliffe Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Cowesby Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Osmotherley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Sowerby-under-Cotcliffe Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Ellerbeck Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Borrowby Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Over Silton
YO7 2LH, YO7 2LJ, YO7 2HX, YO7 2LQ
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 35.2 miles56.7 km
- Northallerton Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Thirsk Junction Station 7.6 miles12.2 km
Hotels near Over Silton Ad
- The Northallerton Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel 2 5 miles8.1 km
- Katch 5 miles8.1 km
- Crathorne Hall Hotel 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Golden Fleece Hotel, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Vale of York Restaurant and Rooms 7.7 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Duncombe Park Country house 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 11.8 miles19 km
- Duncombe Park Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles22.9 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Ryedale Folk Museum Museum 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 16.5 miles26.6 km