Thorpe Underwoods
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.027, -1.282 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 47 59 |
Thorpe Underwoods is a small civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, set in gently rolling farmland and hedgerow‑lined lanes. Its name and surviving field patterns hint at long agricultural and medieval roots, and the settlement is made up more of scattered farms and houses than a single nucleated village, giving the area a quiet, rural character.
The local economy remains largely agricultural, though many residents commute to nearby towns for work, and the parish attracts walkers and those seeking country living. Community life is typically low‑key and close‑knit, with occasional historic farmhouses and rural buildings adding to the parish’s sense of continuity and place.
Postcode districts covering Thorpe Underwoods
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 18.9 miles30.5 km
- York 9.3 miles15 km
- Harrogate 10.8 miles17.5 km
- Castleford 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Morley 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Pontefract 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Yeadon 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Pudsey 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Shipley 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Selby 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Guiseley 20.5 miles33 km
Neighbouring places
- Thorpe Underwood Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Kirby Hall Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Ouseburn Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Green Hammerton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Little Ouseburn Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Linton-on-Ouse Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Whixley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Great Ouseburn Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Nun Monkton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Kirk Hammerton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Newton-on-Ouse Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wilstrop Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Thorpe Underwoods
YO26 9AA, YO26 9TA, YO26 8EJ, YO26 8AZ, YO26 9ST, YO26 9SS, YO26 9SR, YO26 9SY
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 19 miles30.6 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Hammerton Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cattal Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Thorpe Underwoods Ad
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Aldwark Manor Estate 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Grantham Arms 4 6.8 miles11 km
- The Grand, York 5 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 9.6 miles15.5 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
Schools in Thorpe Underwoods
- Queen Ethelburga's College Independent - secondary
- Queen Ethelburga's Prep School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Newby Hall Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Wentworth College College 10.7 miles17.2 km
- University of York University 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 11 miles17.7 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 12 miles19.4 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km