| Coordinates: | 54.443, -0.618 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 89 06 |
| Dialling code: | 01947 (Whitby) |
Sneaton is a small civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, lying just inland from the coast and a short distance west of Whitby. The landscape is distinctly rural, with rolling fields that rise towards the North York Moors National Park and the valley of the River Esk, giving a mix of agricultural lowland and moorland fringe scenery.
Historically centred on the notable Victorian castellated house known as Sneaton Castle - later used as a convent and now serving as a retreat and conference venue - the parish combines heritage with a quiet, close‑knit community. The local economy is largely agricultural with an important nod to tourism because of its proximity to the coast and Whitby, so residents often balance farming, local services and commuter or visitor‑related work.
Postcode districts covering Sneaton
Most populated places nearby
- Scarborough 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Redcar 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Guisborough 19 miles30.6 km
- Ingleby Greenhow 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Whitby 2.9 miles4.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Esk Valley & Coast Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Sleights Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Briggswath Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Fylingthorpe Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Lands common to Fylingdales and Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Whitby Streonshalh Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Whitby West Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Aislaby Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Whitby Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fylingdales Parish 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Sneaton
YO22 5JE, YO22 5JG, YO22 5JA, YO22 5BF, YO22 5HZ, YO22 5HP, YO22 5JF, YO22 5HL, YO22 5HW … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 32.9 miles53 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 58 miles93.4 km
- Ruswarp Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sleights Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
Hotels near Sneaton Ad
- The Horngarth 3 miles4.9 km
- Victoria Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bagdale Hall & Annex 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Saxonville Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Forge 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Resolution Hotel 3 3 miles4.9 km
- The Seacliffe - Whitby 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Inn on the Moor Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Duke of York 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- La Rosa Hotel 3.2 miles5.1 km
Local points of interest
- Mulgrave Castle Estate 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Whitby Beach Beach 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Mulgrave Woods Forest 4.3 miles7 km
- Danby Castle Archaeological site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Handale Priory Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Scarborough Signal Station Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Ryedale Folk Museum Museum 15.6 miles25 km
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Star Carr Archaeological site 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 18.8 miles30.3 km
- The Walled Garden Gardens 19 miles30.7 km