Dunnington is a compact village on the eastern outskirts of York, set amid arable farmland roughly six miles from the city centre. It blends traditional village features - a parish church, village green, shops and pubs - with a sizeable commuter population who work in York but value the quieter, rural setting.
Historically agricultural, Dunnington retains a strong community spirit with active sports clubs and a busy village hall, and benefits from proximity to the former RAF base at Elvington and the Yorkshire Air Museum. The surrounding Vale of York and nearby River Derwent make it popular with walkers and cyclists, while small local businesses and farms continue to shape its character.
Postcode districts covering Dunnington
Most populated places nearby
- York 4.3 miles7 km
- Harrogate 23 miles37 km
- Castleford 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Pontefract 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Beverley 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Selby 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Goole 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Brough and Elloughton 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Thorne 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Kippax 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Garforth 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Knaresborough 19.9 miles32.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Osbaldwick & Derwent Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Holtby Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Kexby Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Murton Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Warthill Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Osbaldwick Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Gate Helmsley Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Heworth Without Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Hull Road Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Stockton on the Forest Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Upper Helmsley Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Elvington Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Dunnington
YO19 5QY, YO19 5PR, YO19 5RL, YO19 5NL, YO19 5QR, YO19 5QT, YO19 5PW, YO19 5RG, YO19 5NX … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.5 miles45.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33.3 miles53.7 km
- Murton Lane 1.2 miles2 km
- York Railway Station 4.6 miles7.5 km
Hotels near Dunnington Ad
- The Grand, York 5 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Sandburn Hall Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Moxy York 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Hotel Indigo York 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
Schools in Dunnington
- Dunnington C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 1.2 miles2 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 3.1 miles5 km
- University of York University 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Wentworth College College 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 4.4 miles7.2 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 4.7 miles7.6 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Castle Howard Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Castle Howard Country house 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Eden Camp Museum 15.3 miles24.6 km