Plompton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.983, -1.456 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 35 54 |
Plompton is a small, mainly rural civil parish in the district of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, lying on the gentle edge of the Nidd valley and close to towns such as Knaresborough and Spofforth. Its landscape is a mix of farmland, pockets of woodland and parkland, giving a quiet, pastoral character rather than a built-up feel.
At the heart of the area is the historic country house Plompton Hall, set within listed grounds and marking the parish’s long domestic lineage; otherwise the local economy is largely agricultural with many residents commuting into nearby towns. The place is valued for its tranquillity, walks through historic parkland and a dispersed community centred round farms and the estate rather than a single village centre.
Postcode districts covering Plompton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 13.1 miles21 km
- Bradford 18.4 miles29.6 km
- York 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Wakefield 21 miles33.9 km
- Harrogate 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Halifax 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Castleford 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Morley 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Dewsbury 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Batley 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Keighley 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Pontefract 21.1 miles33.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Follifoot Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Knaresborough West Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Knaresborough Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Little Ribston Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Goldsborough Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Spofforth with Stockeld Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Fairfax & Starbeck Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Knaresborough East Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Scriven Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Spofforth Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- High Harrogate & Kingsley Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Plompton
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36.4 miles58.5 km
- Knaresborough Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Starbeck Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Plompton Ad
- The Kestrel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 0.8 miles1.4 km
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 4.6 miles7.3 km
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Groves Inn 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Knaresborough Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3 2 miles3.3 km
- West Park Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Crowne Plaza Harrogate 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Lodge 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Studley Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 5 miles8.1 km
- Newby Hall Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- Saw Wood Forest 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Spring Wood Forest 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 13.7 miles22 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km