Thorpe Underwood
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.029, -1.295 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 46 59 |
Thorpe Underwood is a small rural settlement in North Yorkshire, England, set among the rolling arable fields and hedged lanes typical of the county. Its name hints at origin - 'Thorpe' from Old Norse for a secondary settlement and 'Underwood' suggesting a location beneath ancient woodland - and you can still spot stone-built farmhouses and narrow lanes that reflect its agricultural past.
Today the local economy remains largely agricultural, with many households commuting to nearby towns for work, while the quiet lanes and public rights of way make it attractive to walkers and cyclists. Although small, Thorpe Underwood offers a glimpse of traditional rural Yorkshire life and the close-knit social fabric that characterises many of the county's hamlets.
Postcode districts covering Thorpe Underwood
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 18.8 miles30.2 km
- York 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Harrogate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Castleford 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Morley 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Pontefract 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Yeadon 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Pudsey 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Shipley 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Selby 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 22 miles35.4 km
- Guiseley 20.1 miles32.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Thorpe Underwoods Parish 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Kirby Hall Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Little Ouseburn Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Whixley Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Green Hammerton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ouseburn Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Great Ouseburn Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Linton-on-Ouse Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Kirk Hammerton Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Aldwark Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Nun Monkton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Thornville Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Thorpe Underwood
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 18.7 miles30 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 33.6 miles54.1 km
- Hammerton Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cattal Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Thorpe Underwood Ad
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Aldwark Manor Estate 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty 6 miles9.7 km
- Grantham Arms 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Groves Inn 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Grand, York 5 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 9.3 miles15 km
Schools in Thorpe Underwood
- Queen Ethelburga's College Independent - secondary
- Queen Ethelburga's Prep School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Newby Hall Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 9.4 miles15.1 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Wentworth College College 11.2 miles18 km
- University of York University 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 13.5 miles21.6 km