Great Ayton

Great Ayton is a village and civil parish in , England. The River Leven flows through the village, which lies just north of the . According to the 2021 Census, the parish has a population of 4,346.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Ayton railway station and Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum.

Railway station
Great Ayton is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 8 miles 37 chains south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the village of in , England.

Museum
The is a museum in , a village in , in England. The building was constructed as a school, on the initiative of Michael Postgate.

Peak
is a distinctive hill in , . It is situated near and . Its summit has a distinctive half-cone shape with a jagged cliff, which has led to many comparisons with the much higher in the Swiss-Italian Alps.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cleveland and Ingleby Greenhow.

was a county in between 1974 and 1996, straddling the River Tees. It was then abolished and its towns re-assigned. Towns to the south of the River Tees were re-assigned to .

Village
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is on the border of the and 3 miles south of . is situated 3 miles south of Great Ayton.

Great Ayton

Latitude
54.489° or 54° 29′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.1244° or 1° 7′ 28″ west
Elevation
312 feet (95 metres)
Open location code
9C6WFVQG+J6
Geo­Names ID
7291509
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