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Scotton North Yorkshire Map

(Village near Brearton)

Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Scotton, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Scotton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceScotton
Traditional CountyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.028785
Longitude-1.503888
Place TypeVillage

About Scotton

Scotton commands a quiet authority over the rolling North Yorkshire landscape, defined by its limestone bedrock and the persistent, low-slung light of the north. It lies 2.2 miles north-west of Knaresborough (from Knaresborough: bearing 313°T, OS grid SE 325 593), and is situated south-south-east of Brearton village. The land drops away toward the west, where the waters of Pissy Beck carve a modest, persistent path through the earth, serving as a cold vein for the surrounding fields. Scotton maintains a character of stoic endurance, with stone cottages that seem to have grown directly from the soil rather than being built upon it. To the south-west, the terrain dips into the sheltered folds of Rudding Bottoms, a valley that captures the mist long after the sun has touched the higher ground. A sense of historical continuity permeates the lanes, reflecting a past deeply tied to the agricultural rhythms of the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The architecture here avoids grand gestures, preferring the honest, weathered grey of local masonry that absorbs the changing seasons without complaint. The air carries a distinct clarity, sharp and unadorned, which clarifies the boundaries of the dry-stone walls separating the pastures.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pissy Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 341° NNW
  • Rudding Bottoms (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 215° SW
  • Monk Ing Drain (River) — 0.8 mi, 046° NE
  • Crosspass Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 073° ENE
  • Sambers Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 073° ENE
  • Appleby Carr (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 128° SE
  • Farnham Mires Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 049° NE · 10 ha
  • Bilton Beck Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.1 mi, 236° WSW
  • The Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 123° ESE
  • The Green (Park) — 1.5 mi, 111° ESE
  • Farmery Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 141° SE
  • Jacob Smith Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 120° ESE
  • Acorn and leaf carving (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 141° SE
  • Mother Shiptons Cave (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 140° SE
  • High Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 138° SE
  • Knaresborough Castle (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 137° SE
  • Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 139° SE
  • Frazer Theatre (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 132° SE
  • Tudor Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 137° SE
  • Old Mother Shipton's Cave Park (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 140° SE
  • The Long Walk, Knaresborough (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.2 mi, 142° SE · 7 ha
  • Burton Leonard Lime Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 358° N · 3 ha
  • Mother Shipton's Museum and Gift Shop (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Village Cross With Sundial And Stocks (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 287° WNW
  • Cross Base In All Saints' Churchyard (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 286° WNW
  • Harrogate Theatre (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 212° SSW
  • Ripley Castle (Castle) — 2.8 mi, 286° WNW
  • Odeon Harrogate (Cinema) — 2.8 mi, 207° SSW
  • The Harrogate Museum at the Royal Pump Room (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 216° SW
  • La douche (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 212° SSW

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About This Scotton Map Page

Explore Scotton, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.028785, -1.503888. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.