Wheldrake is a largely rural parish on the southern edge of York, lying close to the floodplain of the River Derwent. The low-lying meadows known as Wheldrake Ings are a notable landscape feature, valued for wintering and passage birdlife and forming part of the wider protected Lower Derwent Valley; elsewhere the parish is a mix of arable fields, small woodlands and scattered farmsteads.
Despite its proximity to the city, Wheldrake retains a strong village identity with a parish church, village hall and a small number of local businesses, while many residents commute into York. The area sits within the unitary authority of the City of York and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, combining agricultural traditions with some modern housing and community activity.
Postcode districts covering Wheldrake
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 24 miles38.6 km
- York 5.6 miles9 km
- Harrogate 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Castleford 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Pontefract 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Beverley 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Selby 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24 miles38.6 km
- Goole 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Brough and Elloughton 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Adwick le Street 24.3 miles39.1 km
- South Elmsall 24.5 miles39.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Wheldrake Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Elvington Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Thorganby Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Sutton upon Derwent Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Deighton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Escrick Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fulford & Heslington Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Cottingwith Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Naburn Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Fulford Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Heslington Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hull Road Ward 4 miles6.4 km
Example postcodes in Wheldrake
YO19 6AQ, YO19 6AU, YO19 6BL, YO19 6NA, YO19 6AF, YO19 6AX, YO19 6DX, YO19 6NF, YO19 6AT … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.6 miles44.5 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 29.1 miles46.8 km
- Murton Lane 4.3 miles6.9 km
- York Railway Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
Hotels near Wheldrake Ad
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Grand, York 5 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Moxy York 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 6.2 miles10 km
- Hotel Indigo York 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Parsonage Hotel & Spa 4 3 miles4.8 km
Schools in Wheldrake
- Wheldrake with Thorganby C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 4.1 miles6.6 km
- University of York University 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Wentworth College College 4.2 miles6.8 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles8.4 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 6 miles9.7 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Castle Howard Estate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Castle Howard Country house 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles25.1 km