Loftus
Built-up area in Redcar and Cleveland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.553, -0.885 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 72 18 |
| Population: | 4,824 |
| Dialling code: | 01287 (Guisborough) |
Loftus is a small former mining town in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, within North Yorkshire, England. It sits on the edge of the North York Moors and not far from the North Sea coast, so the local landscape mixes rolling moorland and dramatic coastline and is popular with walkers and people wanting easy access to the countryside and coastal villages.
The town grew rapidly in the 19th century around ironstone mining and the railway, and that industrial past is still visible in older buildings and local place names. Since the decline of deep mining the economy has diversified into light industry, agriculture, commuting and tourism, with nearby industrial sites such as Boulby and a strong local community life centred on clubs, small shops and village events. The combination of heritage, outdoors access and coastal scenery gives Loftus a quietly resilient character.
Postcode districts covering Loftus
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 13.2 miles
- Hartlepool 15.3 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 17.6 miles
- Redcar 8.4 miles
- Peterlee 23.2 miles
- Billingham 15.8 miles
- Thornaby-on-Tees 16.4 miles
- Yarm 18.9 miles
- Guisborough 7.4 miles
- Ingleby Greenhow 11.6 miles
- Whitby 10.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Liverton Mines Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Carlin How Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Easington Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Brotton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Roxby Parish 2.7 miles
- Moorsholm Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Skelton and Brotton Parish 3.3 miles
- Lingdale Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Lockwood Parish 3.4 miles
- Skelton East Ward 3.4 miles
- Borrowby Parish 3.4 miles
- Skelton Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Loftus
TS13 4XE, TS13 4RX, TS13 4PR, TS13 4HF, TS13 4GA, TS13 4RA, TS13 4RE, TS13 4JD, TS13 4PZ … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 22 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 46.4 miles
- Saltburn Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Marske Railway Station 5.9 miles
Hotels near Loftus Ad
- St Hildas Boutique 5 4.4 miles
- Brockley Hall Hotel 4 4 miles
- Grinkle Park Hotel 4 2.3 miles
- The Jack and Jill Coaching Inn 3.5 miles
- The Spa Hotel 4 miles
- Gisborough Hall 4 6.1 miles
- Claxton Hotel 3 8.2 miles
- Park Hotel 3 8.2 miles
- Hunley Golf Club 3 2.3 miles
- The Fox & Hounds 5.1 miles
Schools in Loftus
- Handale Primary School Primary
- Hummersea Primary School Primary
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Handale Priory Historic site 1.5 miles
- Danby Castle Archaeological site 7.1 miles
- Redcar Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles
- Wilton Castle Estate 8.6 miles
- Mulgrave Woods Forest 8.9 miles
- Redcar Beach Beach 9.1 miles
- Mulgrave Castle Estate 9.4 miles
- Whitby Beach Beach 10.4 miles
- Teesport Harbour 12 miles
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 12.3 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 13.4 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 13.7 miles