| Coordinates: | 54.25, -1.884 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SE 07 83 |
| Dialling code: | 01969 (Leyburn) |
West Scrafton is a tiny, largely agricultural parish in North Yorkshire, set amid the rolling valleys of the Yorkshire Dales. The settlement is made up of a handful of stone-built houses and farmsteads, drystone walls and barns, giving it a distinctly historic, rural character that reflects centuries of pastoral farming and traditional field patterns.
Economically and socially the parish is quiet and close-knit, still centred on sheep and cattle farming but increasingly touched by tourism with walkers and cyclists passing through and a few holiday lets. Local life tends to revolve around neighbouring villages and market towns for services and community events, so it feels like a small pocket of Dales life where landscape and agricultural rhythms shape daily life.
Postcode districts covering West Scrafton
Most populated places nearby
- Darlington 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Harrogate 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Northallerton 19.2 miles31 km
- Ripon 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Ilkley 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Knaresborough 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Otley 25 miles40.2 km
- Skipton 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Catterick Garrison 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Cross Hills and Steeton 24.6 miles39.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Carlton Town Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Melmerby Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Caldbergh with East Scrafton Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Coverham with Agglethorpe Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Leyburn & Middleham Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Carlton Highdale Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- West Witton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wensley Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Colsterdale Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Middleham Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Burton-cum-Walden Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Preston-under-Scar Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in West Scrafton
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.1 miles45.2 km
- Horton-in-Ribblesdale Railway Station 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Garsdale Station 18.5 miles29.7 km
Hotels near West Scrafton Ad
- The Wensleydale Hotel 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Middle House 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Swinton Park Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Buck 10 miles16 km
- The Burgoyne 5 9.9 miles16 km
- Kings Head by Chef & Brewer Collection 3 9.4 miles15.2 km
- The Blue Bell Inn 9.7 miles15.7 km
- The Racehorses Hotel 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 2 9.7 miles15.6 km
Local points of interest
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 6 miles9.7 km
- Fors Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Pennine Chain Mountains 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 16.2 miles26.2 km
- Stanwick Hall Estate 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Dent Head Hill 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 19.5 miles31.3 km