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Sessay

Parish in North Yorkshire, England

Coordinates:54.169, -1.293
OS grid ref:SE 46 75
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Sessay is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, set a few miles north of Thirsk and close to the A19. It sits in gently rolling agricultural country, making it a largely rural community with good road links to nearby market towns and the wider North Yorkshire countryside.

The village has a strong local feel, with historic houses and a parish church forming focal points alongside a village hall and community activities. Its landscape of hedged lanes and arable fields is popular with walkers, while the mix of farming, estate heritage and a number of listed buildings reflects Sessay’s long-established place in the region’s rural economy and history.

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Transport links

  • Durham Tees Valley Airport 24.1 miles38.8 km
  • Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.7 miles41.4 km
  • Thirsk Junction Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
  • Cattal Station 11.9 miles19.2 km

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Schools in Sessay

  • Sessay C of E Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Newburgh Priory Country house 5 miles8.1 km
  • Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 5.1 miles8.1 km
  • Newby Hall Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
  • Ripon Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles14.3 km
  • Old Byland Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles15.6 km
  • Duncombe Park Country house 10 miles16.1 km
  • Duncombe Park Estate 10.2 miles16.3 km
  • Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 12.4 miles20 km
  • Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 14.5 miles23.4 km
  • Castle Howard Country house 16 miles25.7 km
  • Bootham Crescent Stadium 16.1 miles26 km
  • Castle Howard Estate 16.3 miles26.3 km