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Whashton North Yorkshire Map

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

Explore Whashton, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whashton 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.

Interactive Map of Whashton, North Yorkshire

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PlaceWhashton
Traditional CountyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.451006
Longitude-1.771422
Place TypeVillage

About Whashton

Whashton commands a quiet prominence over the rolling limestone ridges of North Yorkshire, where the air retains a sharp, bracing clarity. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-west of Richmond (from Richmond: bearing 337°T, OS grid NZ 149 062), and is situated east-south-east of Kirby Hill village. The sunlight here seems to possess a particular weight, catching the slate roofs and stone walls in a pale, amber glow as the afternoon wanes. To the east, the rounded silhouette of Forster Hill rises against the horizon, acting as a silent sentinel over the fields that have supported local husbandry for generations. Beyond the perimeter of Whashton, the remnants of an 18th-century copper mill stand in thoughtful decay, their weathered masonry a sober reminder of the industry that once thrived along the nearby watercourses. These stone structures, worn smooth by the passage of centuries, ground the landscape in a history that feels less like a narrative and more like a physical presence. Sheep graze with a rhythmic indifference across the slopes, their movements tracing the contours of a land that remains indifferent to the passing of modern convenience. Whashton endures as a place of austere composure, defined by the stark beauty of its geology and the enduring stillness of its fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Forster Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 079° E
  • 18Th Century Copper Mill 80M North West Of Copper Mill Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 213° SSW
  • Gravel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 065° ENE
  • Smelt Mill Beck (River) — 0.8 mi, 107° ESE
  • Springs Beck (River) — 1.0 mi, 200° SSW
  • Ravensworth Motte And Bailey Castle, Water Defence Features, Park Pale And Shrunken Medieval Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 334° NNW · 12 ha
  • Ravensworth Castle Gatehouse (Castle) — 1.0 mi, 335° NNW
  • Ravensworth Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 334° NNW
  • The Green (Park) — 1.1 mi, 337° NNW
  • The Dean (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 066° ENE
  • Medieval Cross Base Known As Plague Stone, 750M Wsw Of High Scales (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 156° SSE
  • Crabtree Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 105° ESE
  • Mill Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 106° ESE
  • Cow Pasture Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 105° ESE
  • Low Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 153° SSE
  • Aske Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.4 mi, 142° SE · 168 ha
  • Gingerfields Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 157° SSE · 7 ha
  • Grandstand (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 166° SSE
  • Whitcliffe Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 187° S
  • Temple Grounds (Park) — 3.5 mi, 162° SSE
  • Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 194° SSW · 267 ha
  • Georgian Theatre Royal (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 157° SSE
  • Green Howards Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 158° SSE
  • Richmondshire Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 156° SSE
  • The Station Cinema (Cinema) — 3.7 mi, 153° SSE
  • Richmond Castle Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 158° SSE
  • Forcett Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 022° NNE · 94 ha
  • Orgate Force (Waterfall) — 4.5 mi, 233° SW
  • Hutton’s Monument (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 218° SW
  • Downholme Viewing Point (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 204° SSW

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About This Whashton Map Page

Explore Whashton, 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: 54.451006, -1.771422. 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.