Picton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.458, -1.362 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 41 07 |
Picton is a small rural village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, set amid rolling farmland between larger market towns. The settlement is modest in size, with traditional stone cottages, farms and quiet lanes forming a classic Yorkshire countryside scene.
Historically it developed as an agricultural community - its name reflecting the Old English suffix "-ton" for a farmstead - and farming still plays a key role, though some residents commute to nearby centres for work. Local life tends to be quietly parish-focused, relying on surrounding towns for shops and services while enjoying walks, hedgerow wildlife and the close-knit feel typical of small North Yorkshire villages.
Postcode districts covering Picton
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Darlington 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Hartlepool 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Durham 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Redcar 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Peterlee 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Billingham 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Bishop Auckland 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Newton Aycliffe 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Thornaby-on-Tees 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Yarm 2.9 miles4.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Appleton Wiske Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- West Rounton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Crathorne Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Kirklevington Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- High Worsall Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Low Worsall Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- East Rounton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Castlelevington Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Yarm Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Welbury Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Girsby Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Hutton Rudby Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Picton
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Newcastle International Airport 42.1 miles67.8 km
- Yarm Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Allens West Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Picton Ad
- Crathorne Hall Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Wainstones Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Rockliffe Hall Hotel Golf & Spa 5 7.5 miles12 km
- The Parkwood Hotel 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Dalesman Hotel 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Houndgate Townhouse 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Hampton by Hilton Stockton on Tees 3 7.9 miles12.6 km
- The Northallerton Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The Stockton Arms Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Buck Hotel 9.1 miles14.6 km
Local points of interest
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Wilton Castle Estate 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles22 km
- Stanwick Hall Estate 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Seaton Snook Hill 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Redcar Racecourse Recreation 15.8 miles25.4 km