Wilton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.229, -0.673 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 86 82 |
Wilton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, tucked a short distance south‑west of the market town of Pickering on the fringe of the North York Moors and close to the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The landscape is gently rolling farmland with small woods and lanes, popular with walkers and cyclists and benefiting from easy access to steam services on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Historically agricultural, the village retains stone cottages and a parish church that hint at medieval roots, while today its economy mixes farming, local services and income from visitors, plus commuters working in nearby towns. Social life centres on a modest village hall and occasional fetes and clubs, giving Wilton a tight‑knit rural community feel that still values local traditions.
Postcode districts covering Wilton
Most populated places nearby
- Scarborough 10.8 miles17.5 km
- Bridlington 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Ingleby Greenhow 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Whitby 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Driffield 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Haxby 22 miles35.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Thornton-le-Dale Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Ebberston Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Allerston Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ebberston and Yedingham Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Snainton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Thornton Dale & Wolds Ward 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Scampston Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Marishes Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Pickering Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Brompton Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Brompton-by-Sawdon Built-up area 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Rillington Built-up area 5 miles8 km
Example postcodes in Wilton
YO18 7LZ, YO18 7JY, YO18 7JZ, YO18 7LB, YO18 7LY, YO18 7BQ, YO18 7LA, YO18 7LD, YO18 7LE
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36.1 miles58 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 47.3 miles76.1 km
- Pickering Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Levisham Railway Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
Hotels near Wilton Ad
- The Black Swan Inn 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The White Swan Inn 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Best Western Forest & Vale Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Cottage Lea's Country Hotel & Restaurant 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Talbot Hotel, Malton, North Yorkshire 4 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Dewars Restaurant & Rooms 5.7 miles9.1 km
- East Ayton Lodge Hotel 3 8 miles12.9 km
- The Mayfield Seamer 3 9.3 miles15 km
- The New Inn 2 miles3.3 km
- The Old Lodge 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
Local points of interest
- The Walled Garden Gardens 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Eden Camp Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Star Carr Archaeological site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Ryedale Folk Museum Museum 11 miles17.8 km
- Castle Howard Country house 12 miles19.3 km
- Castle Howard Estate 12 miles19.4 km
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Scarborough Signal Station Historic site 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Duncombe Park Estate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Duncombe Park Country house 16.2 miles26.1 km