Sowerby
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.213, -1.34 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 43 79 |
| Dialling code: | 01845 (Thirsk) |
Sowerby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, just to the south of Thirsk in the Hambleton district. Set amid gently rolling farmland, it sits within easy reach of the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is a convenient base for exploring the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales.
The parish keeps a compact historic core with a medieval parish church and a mix of traditional cottages and later housing, reflecting its agricultural past. Today the local economy blends farming with small businesses and commuter households who use nearby road and rail links, while community life centres on the village hall, primary school and local groups, giving Sowerby a quietly rural but well connected character.
Postcode districts covering Sowerby
Most populated places nearby
- York 20.4 miles
- Middlesbrough 24.6 miles
- Darlington 23.6 miles
- Harrogate 17.4 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 24.7 miles
- Thornaby-on-Tees 22.7 miles
- Yarm 19.8 miles
- Guisborough 24.7 miles
- Northallerton 9.7 miles
- Ripon 9.3 miles
- Knaresborough 14.9 miles
- Ingleby Greenhow 18.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sowerby Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Thirsk Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Sowerby & Topcliffe Ward 1.5 miles
- Bagby Built-up area 2 miles
- Carlton Miniott Built-up area 2.1 miles
- South Kilvington Parish 2.4 miles
- Thorpefield Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Thirkleby High and Low with Osgodby Parish 2.6 miles
- Dalton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Hillside & Raskelf Ward 2.6 miles
- Sandhutton Parish 2.9 miles
- Hutton-Sessay Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Sowerby
YO7 3FH, YO7 3GN, YO7 1RX, YO7 3TH, YO7 1RU, YO7 1JY, YO7 1PZ, YO7 1QG, YO7 1LA … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 20.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.3 miles
- Thirsk Junction Station 1.7 miles
- Northallerton Railway Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Sowerby Ad
- Old Oak Tree 5 2.6 miles
- The Golden Fleece Hotel, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 4 1.3 miles
- Premier Inn Thirsk 3 0.7 miles
- The Bay Horse Country Inn 4 4.9 miles
- OYO White Horse Lodge Hotel, East Thirsk 2.1 miles
- Kings Arms 4 3.3 miles
- The Carpenters Arms 5 3.7 miles
- The Swan 3.1 miles
- Morndyke Shepherds' Huts 3.5 3.3 miles
- The Kings Arms 3 3.3 miles
Schools in Sowerby
- Sowerby Primary Academy Primary
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College Secondary
Local points of interest
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 1.5 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 7.2 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- Newby Hall Estate 9.3 miles
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 9.4 miles
- Duncombe Park Country house 10.8 miles
- Duncombe Park Estate 11.1 miles
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 11.6 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 12.1 miles
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 16.5 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 17.3 miles
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 17.5 miles