Flixton
Flixton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Flixton, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Star Carr and St John’s Church, Folkton.
Star Carr
Archaeological site
Star Carr is a Mesolithic archaeological site in North Yorkshire, England. It is around five miles south of Scarborough. It is generally regarded as the most important and informative Mesolithic site in Great Britain.
St John’s Church, Folkton
Church
Photo: Nigelcoates, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John's Church is the parish church of Folkton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the mid 12th century, from which time the north doorway and part of the chancel arch survive.
RRH Staxton Wold
Military installation
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Staxton Wold or RRH Staxton Wold is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force, located near Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. RRH Staxton Wold is situated 1½ miles southwest of Flixton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staxton and Crossgates.
Staxton
Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staxton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, part of the civil parish of Willerby, and situated approximately 8.2 miles from Scarborough town centre. Staxton is situated 1½ miles west of Flixton.
Crossgates
Village
Crossgates is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated between Seamer to the west and Eastfield to the east separating the A64 and the B1261 roads which intersect there. Seamer railway station is situated in Crossgates. Crossgates is situated 3 miles north of Flixton.
Fordon
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fordon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wold Newton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire. Fordon is situated 3 miles south of Flixton.
Flixton
- Category: locality
- Location: Folkton, Scarborough District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.20245° or 54° 12′ 9″ northLongitude
-0.40221° or 0° 24′ 8″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
9C6X6H2X+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1645457467OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Flixton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Flixton, North Yorkshire”
- French: “Flixton”
- Irish: “Flixton”
- Latin: “Flixtona”
- Polish: “Flixton (North Yorkshire)”
- Polish: “Flixton”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Folkton and Flixton Village Hall and Flixton Wildlife Reserve.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Flixton”. Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.