The civil parish of Strensall and Towthorpe sits a few miles north of York, historically within North Yorkshire. Its most striking geographic feature is Strensall Common, a wide area of lowland heath and woodland designated as an SSSI and long used as a military training area, which gives the parish a distinctive mix of protected wildlife, open recreational space and expanses of open sky unusual so close to the city.
The villages themselves have medieval roots and a compact, village-centre feel with churches, local shops and a primary school, but increasingly serve as commuter settlements for York. Local life balances agriculture and small businesses with community clubs, fetes and conservation-minded activity; pressures for housing and modern amenities are often weighed against protecting the common and the parish’s historic character.
Postcode districts covering Strensall with Towthorpe
Most populated places nearby
- York 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Harrogate 21 miles33.8 km
- Selby 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Goole 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Ripon 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Kippax 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Garforth 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Knaresborough 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Knottingley 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Wetherby 16.2 miles26 km
- Driffield 24.2 miles39 km
- Haxby 2.3 miles3.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Strensall Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Earswick Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Haxby Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Lillings Ambo Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Haxby & Wigginton Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Stockton on the Forest Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wigginton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Flaxton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Huntington & New Earswick Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- New Earswick Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Claxton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Huntington Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Strensall with Towthorpe
YO32 5TJ, YO32 5AR, YO32 5AE, YO32 5ZB, YO32 5SD, YO32 5UJ, YO32 5ZY, YO32 5XD, YO32 5SY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.2 miles45.3 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36.5 miles58.7 km
- Murton Lane 5.1 miles8.2 km
- York Railway Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
Hotels near Strensall with Towthorpe Ad
- Sandburn Hall Hotel 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Grand, York 5 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Moxy York 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Hotel Indigo York 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
Schools in Strensall with Towthorpe
- Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 5.3 miles8.5 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 5.9 miles9.4 km
- University of York University 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Wentworth College College 6.3 miles10.1 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Castle Howard Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Castle Howard Country house 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Eden Camp Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km