Tockwith
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.966, -1.314 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 45 52 |
| Dialling code: | 01937 (Wetherby) |
Tockwith is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, situated a short drive west of York. It sits amid gently rolling agricultural land and is close to the site of the 1644 Battle of Marston Moor, with echoes of that history visible in the landscape and in local memory; the nearby wartime airfield at Marston Moor also marks its 20th‑century significance.
The community retains a distinctly rural character, with farming still important alongside small local businesses, a primary school, village hall and pubs, and it’s popular with commuters to York and Leeds. Social life is lively for a village its size, with sports clubs, annual events and active volunteer groups that keep a strong sense of local identity while welcoming visitors drawn by history and countryside.
Postcode districts covering Tockwith
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 14.8 miles
- Bradford 22.1 miles
- York 9.3 miles
- Wakefield 21.3 miles
- Harrogate 9.4 miles
- Castleford 16.9 miles
- Morley 18.9 miles
- Dewsbury 23 miles
- Batley 21.4 miles
- Keighley 24.8 miles
- Pontefract 19 miles
- Yeadon 16.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tockwith Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Cattal Parish 1.1 miles
- Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton Parish 1.4 miles
- Thornville Parish 1.5 miles
- Hunsingore Parish 1.9 miles
- Kirk Hammerton Parish 1.9 miles
- Green Hammerton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Wilstrop Parish 2.7 miles
- Ouseburn Ward 2.9 miles
- Kirk Deighton Parish 3 miles
- Great Ribston with Walshford Parish 3 miles
- Walton Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Tockwith
YO26 7RQ, YO26 7RG, YO26 7SD, YO26 7AF, LS22 5FG, YO26 7QE, LS22 5EU, YO26 7AJ, YO26 7PP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.7 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 35.8 miles
- Cattal Station 2.2 miles
- Hammerton Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Tockwith Ad
- The Bay Horse Inn 3 2.8 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3 2.6 miles
- The Bridge Hotel 4 2.3 miles
- Aldwark Manor Estate 4 6.7 miles
- The Bay Horse Inn 4.9 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel & Spa 4 6.2 miles
- Goldsborough Hall 5 4.7 miles
- The Churchill Hotel 4 9.1 miles
- The Knaresborough Inn - The Inn Collection Group 3 7.2 miles
- No 1 by GuestHouse, York 4 9.1 miles
Schools in Tockwith
- Tockwith C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 3 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 8.9 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 9.2 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 9.3 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.1 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.2 miles
- Wentworth College College 10.5 miles
- University of York University 10.7 miles
- Newby Hall Estate 11.1 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 12.4 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles