Woodlands
Ward in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.281, -0.431 |
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| OS grid ref: | TA 02 88 |
| Dialling code: | 01723 (Scarborough) |
Woodlands is a ward in the county of North Yorkshire in England, characterised by a patchwork of suburban streets and remaining pockets of semi‑natural woodland that give the area its name. The landscape mixes small housing estates, narrow lanes and green corridors, and many residents use the ward as a commuter base for larger towns elsewhere in the county.
Community life tends to revolve around village halls, local pubs and volunteer groups that maintain footpaths and pocket parks; historically the area developed around estate woodlands and agricultural land, traces of which remain in hedgerows and lane patterns. The local economy is largely residential and service‑orientated, with common local concerns focused on housing, transport links and protecting the remaining green spaces.
Postcode districts covering Woodlands
Most populated places nearby
- Scarborough 2.2 miles
- Bridlington 16.2 miles
- Whitby 16.3 miles
- Driffield 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- Falsgrave & Stepney Ward 0.8 miles
- Newby Ward 0.8 miles
- Castle Ward 1.2 miles
- Northstead Ward 1.2 miles
- Newby and Scalby Parish 1.4 miles
- Scalby Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Weaponness & Ramshill Ward 1.8 miles
- Irton Parish 1.9 miles
- Scarborough Built-up area 2.2 miles
- East Ayton Parish 2.8 miles
- Suffield-cum-Everley Parish 2.8 miles
- Eastfield Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Woodlands
YO12 6JG, YO12 6EX, YO12 7SB, YO12 6SW, YO12 6SR, YO12 5JP, YO12 6EU, YO12 5HH, YO12 5DY … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 43.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 57.5 miles
- Scarborough Railway Station 1 mile
- Seamer Railway Station 2.8 miles
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Schools in Woodlands
- Barrowcliff School Primary
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
- The Woodlands Academy Special
Local points of interest
- Scarborough Signal Station Historic site 1.9 miles
- Star Carr Archaeological site 4.6 miles
- The Walled Garden Gardens 12.6 miles
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 12.6 miles
- North Beach Beach 16.5 miles
- Eden Camp Museum 16.7 miles
- Whitby Beach Beach 17.2 miles
- Mulgrave Castle Estate 17.3 miles
- Mulgrave Woods Forest 17.7 miles
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 18.3 miles
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 19.1 miles
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 19.5 miles