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 miles32.4 km
- York 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wakefield 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Harrogate 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Castleford 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Morley 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Pontefract 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Yeadon 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Pudsey 24.9 miles40 km
- Selby 10 miles16.1 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Goole 17.7 miles28.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Bishopthorpe Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Fulford Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Acaster Malbis Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Copmanthorpe Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Micklegate Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Naburn Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Fishergate Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Westfield Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Fulford & Heslington Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Holgate Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- York Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Bishopthorpe
YO23 2BD, YO23 2RT, YO23 2QE, YO23 2SG, YO23 2QZ, YO23 2QD, YO23 2TD, YO23 2SD, YO23 2RA … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 30.8 miles49.6 km
- York Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Poppleton Railway Station 4.1 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Bishopthorpe Ad
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 0.6 miles1 km
- The Grand, York 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 3 miles4.8 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro York 4 2 miles3.2 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Moxy York 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
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 mile1.6 km
- Wentworth College College 2.3 miles3.7 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 2.4 miles3.9 km
- University of York University 2.5 miles4 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Saw Wood Forest 14 miles22.5 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 15 miles24.2 km