| Coordinates: | 54.475, -2.388 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 74 08 |
Waitby is a tiny, scattered parish tucked into the rolling uplands of Westmorland and Furness in England, sitting on the edge of the Eden Valley beneath the Pennines. The landscape is characterful - drystone walls, rough pasture and limestone outcrops - and a narrow stream runs through the tiny settlement, giving the place a quiet, remote feel while still lying within easy reach of Kirkby Stephen and Appleby-in-Westmorland.
The local economy is traditionally agricultural, dominated by hill sheep farming and a handful of family farms, but the area also draws walkers and nature-lovers. One of the parish’s most interesting features is the nearby Smardale Gill with its dramatic disused railway viaduct and species-rich gill woodlands and meadows, a reminder of the industrial past now reclaimed by wildlife and enjoyed by visitors exploring the lanes and footpaths. The community remains small and close-knit, with stone-built houses and farmsteads that reflect the parish’s long rural history.
Postcode districts covering Waitby
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Kirkby Stephen Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Soulby Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Nateby Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Winton Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Wharton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hartley Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Crosby Garrett Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Musgrave Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Brough Sowerby Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Kirkby Stephen and Tebay Ward 4 miles6.4 km
- Warcop Built-up area 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Kaber Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Waitby
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 38.5 miles62 km
- Newcastle International Airport 47.8 miles76.9 km
- Kirkby Stephen Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Warcop Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
Hotels near Waitby Ad
- The King's Head 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Wilding Hotel 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Augill Castle 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- The Pennine Inn 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Westmorland Hotel Tebay 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Appleby Manor Hotel & Garden Spa 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Appleby Castle 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Tufton Arms Hotel 8.2 miles13.2 km
Local points of interest
- Lune Forest Forest 9.3 miles15 km
- Moor House Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Dent Head Hill 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Fors Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Lowther Castle Estate 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Brocavum Archaeological site 18 miles29 km
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Terry Bank Estate 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 19.5 miles31.4 km