West Layton
West Layton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with County Durham and a few miles west of Darlington.Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 46 residents
- Description: village in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “West Layton, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ Church and Ravensworth Castle.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is an Anglican church in East Layton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel in East Layton was first recorded in 1619. The current building was constructed in 1895, commissioned by Mrs Maynard Proud, and is still owned by her family trust.
Ravensworth Castle
Ruins
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravensworth Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in the village of Ravensworth, North Yorkshire, England. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 2 miles northwest of West Layton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hutton Magna and Hartforth.
Hutton Magna
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutton Magna is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Situated 7.6 miles southeast of Barnard Castle. Lying within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District has been administered by County Durham since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Hutton Magna is situated 2 miles northwest of West Layton.
Hartforth
Locality
Photo: Roger Dean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartforth is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 9 miles south-west from the market town of Darlington, and is part of the civil parish of Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury. Hartforth is situated 3 miles southeast of West Layton.
Ovington
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ovington is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Situated 8 miles east of Barnard Castle. Lying within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District has been administered with County Durham since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Ovington is situated 3 miles north of West Layton.
West Layton
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: West Layton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.48521° or 54° 29′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.78045° or 1° 46′ 50″ westPopulation
46Elevation
541 feet (165 metres)Open location code
9C6WF6P9+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 29541780OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
7302942Wikidata ID
Q1928813
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“West Layton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Layton”
- Dutch: “West Layton”
- French: “West Layton”
- Irish: “West Layton”
- Ladin: “West Layton”
- Persian: “وست لیتون”
- Polish: “West Layton”
- Spanish: “Layton del Oeste”
- Swedish: “West Layton”
- Turkish: “West Layton”
- “West Layton”
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