Woodthorpe

Woodthorpe is a suburb in the south west of the city of York, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The surrounding areas are Dringhouses and Foxwood.

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Suburb
Description: area in York, UK
Also known as: “Woodthorpe, North Yorkshire” and “Woodthorpe, York”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James the Deacon’s Church, Acomb Moor and Askham Bog.

St James the Deacon’s Church, Acomb Moor

Church

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St James the Deacon's Church is a parish church of the Church of England in Acomb, a suburb of York in England. A mission church was opened in the Acomb Moor area in 1952, in the parish of St Stephen's Church, Acomb.

Askham Bog

Nature reserve

Askham Bog is small area of peat bog and Site of Special Scientific Interest situated within the Vale of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies to the south-west of York, north of Copmanthorpe and near Askham Richard and Askham Bryan.

Dringhouses Library

Library

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acomb Park and Dringhouses.

Acomb Park

Neighborhood

Acomb, is a village and suburb within the City of York unitary authority area, in North Yorkshire, England, to the western side of York. It covers the site of the original village of the same name, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Dringhouses

Suburb

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dringhouses is a suburb of York, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is bounded by the Knavesmire, an open area of land on which York Racecourse is situated, to the east, Askham Bog and the A64 to the south, Woodthorpe and Foxwood to the west, and Acomb and Holgate to the north.