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 miles
- Harrogate 21 miles
- Selby 17.7 miles
- Goole 23.7 miles
- Ripon 21.4 miles
- Kippax 23.1 miles
- Garforth 22.2 miles
- Knaresborough 17.7 miles
- Knottingley 24.7 miles
- Wetherby 16.2 miles
- Driffield 24.2 miles
- Haxby 2.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Strensall Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Earswick Built-up area 2 miles
- Haxby Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Lillings Ambo Parish 2.3 miles
- Haxby & Wigginton Ward 2.5 miles
- Stockton on the Forest Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Wigginton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Flaxton Built-up area 3 miles
- Huntington & New Earswick Ward 3.2 miles
- New Earswick Parish 3.2 miles
- Claxton Parish 3.3 miles
- Huntington Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Strensall with Towthorpe
YO32 5US, YO32 5SS, YO32 5ZS, YO32 5UA, YO32 5ZR, YO32 5RJ, YO32 5WT, YO32 5RP, YO32 5RY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.2 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36.5 miles
- Murton Lane 5.1 miles
- York Railway Station 5.9 miles
Hotels near Strensall with Towthorpe Ad
- Sandburn Hall 4 3 miles
- The Churchill Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- No 1 by GuestHouse, York 4 5.4 miles
- The Fat Badger 4 5.5 miles
- The Minster Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- Hotel Clementine 4 5.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express York 3 3.3 miles
- Malmaison York 4 5.8 miles
- The Waggon & Horses 3 5.8 miles
- The Milner York formerly the Principal York 5 5.8 miles
Schools in Strensall with Towthorpe
- Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 4.6 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 5.1 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 5.3 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 5.9 miles
- University of York University 6.2 miles
- Wentworth College College 6.3 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 7.2 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 7.7 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 7.8 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 11.6 miles
- Eden Camp Museum 12.9 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 13.6 miles