Bishopthorpe is a small riverside village and civil parish just a few miles south of York, set on the floodplain of the River Ouse. The location gives it pleasant riverside walks, flood meadows and a compact centre of independent shops, pubs and a primary school, while many residents commute into the city for work.
Its most prominent historic feature is Bishopthorpe Palace, long associated with the Archbishop of York, which gives the village a distinctive ecclesiastical character alongside traditional stone houses and St Andrew's Church. Community life is lively for a settlement of its size, with village hall activities, sports clubs and local events helping to sustain a strong neighbourhood feel and support small local businesses.
Postcode districts covering Bishopthorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 20.1 miles
- York 2.4 miles
- Wakefield 23.7 miles
- Harrogate 18.6 miles
- Castleford 17.2 miles
- Morley 23.7 miles
- Pontefract 18.2 miles
- Yeadon 23.8 miles
- Pudsey 24.9 miles
- Selby 10 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 20.9 miles
- Goole 17.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bishopthorpe Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward 1.3 miles
- Fulford Parish 1.6 miles
- Acaster Malbis Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Copmanthorpe Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Micklegate Ward 1.8 miles
- Naburn Parish 1.9 miles
- Fishergate Ward 2 miles
- Westfield Ward 2 miles
- Fulford & Heslington Ward 2.2 miles
- Holgate Ward 2.3 miles
- York Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Bishopthorpe
YO23 2TE, YO23 2SS, YO23 2RP, YO23 2QB, YO23 2SQ, YO23 2BD, YO23 2QU, YO23 2TA, YO23 2SZ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 30.8 miles
- York Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Poppleton Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Bishopthorpe Ad
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 0.6 miles
- The Grand, York 5 2.4 miles
- Roomzzz York City 4 2 miles
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- Golden Fleece York 3 2.5 miles
- Clementine's Guest House 5 3 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro York 4 2 miles
- Moxy York 4 2.7 miles
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 2.7 miles
- The Minster Hotel York 3 2.8 miles
Schools in Bishopthorpe
- Archbishop of York's C of E Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary
- Bishopthorpe Infant School Primary
- OneSchool Global York Campus Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- York Racecourse Recreation 1 mile
- Wentworth College College 2.3 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 2.4 miles
- University of York University 2.5 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 3.1 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 4.5 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 5.5 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 5.5 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 8.6 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 10.8 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 14 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 15 miles