Stockton on the Forest is a pleasant village and civil parish a few miles north‑east of York in England. Set amid farmland and small woods on the edge of the old Forest of Galtres, it offers countryside walks and quick road links via the nearby A64 into the city and beyond.
The village name dates back to Anglo‑Saxon times and the settlement today mixes historic stone cottages with more recent housing; it supports a primary school, a village hall and active community and sports clubs. Many residents commute into York, while local life is still influenced by farming and small businesses, with regular village events that sustain a strong community spirit.
Postcode districts covering Stockton on the Forest
Most populated places nearby
- York 5.1 miles
- Harrogate 22.5 miles
- Castleford 24.4 miles
- Selby 15.9 miles
- Goole 21.4 miles
- Ripon 23.6 miles
- Kippax 22.6 miles
- Garforth 21.9 miles
- Knaresborough 19.2 miles
- Knottingley 23.5 miles
- Wetherby 17 miles
- Driffield 22.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Warthill Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Upper Helmsley Parish 2.1 miles
- Holtby Parish 2.1 miles
- Sand Hutton Parish 2.4 miles
- Gate Helmsley Parish 2.4 miles
- Claxton Parish 2.5 miles
- Strensall with Towthorpe Parish 2.6 miles
- Strensall Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Earswick Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Huntington & New Earswick Ward 2.8 miles
- Dunnington Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Osbaldwick & Derwent Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Stockton on the Forest
YO32 9TS, YO32 9XS, YO32 9UT, YO32 9UN, YO32 9UJ, YO41 1LZ, YO32 9UQ, YO32 9AB, YO32 9UW … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.9 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 36.2 miles
- Murton Lane 3.1 miles
- York Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Stockton on the Forest Ad
- Sandburn Hall 4 2.8 miles
- The Churchill Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express York 3 2.1 miles
- The Fat Badger 4 4.9 miles
- No 1 by GuestHouse, York 4 5 miles
- The Minster Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- The Waggon & Horses 3 4.8 miles
- Hotel Clementine 4 4.9 miles
- Malmaison York 4 5.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton York Piccadilly 3 5 miles
Schools in Stockton on the Forest
- Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 2.3 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 3.2 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 4.7 miles
- University of York University 4.8 miles
- Wentworth College College 5 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 5.4 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 8.5 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 8.7 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 12.6 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 12.6 miles
- Eden Camp Museum 13.2 miles