Wheldrake is a largely rural parish on the southern edge of York, lying close to the floodplain of the River Derwent. The low-lying meadows known as Wheldrake Ings are a notable landscape feature, valued for wintering and passage birdlife and forming part of the wider protected Lower Derwent Valley; elsewhere the parish is a mix of arable fields, small woodlands and scattered farmsteads.
Despite its proximity to the city, Wheldrake retains a strong village identity with a parish church, village hall and a small number of local businesses, while many residents commute into York. The area sits within the unitary authority of the City of York and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, combining agricultural traditions with some modern housing and community activity.
Postcode districts covering Wheldrake
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 24 miles
- York 5.6 miles
- Harrogate 23.5 miles
- Castleford 19.3 miles
- Pontefract 19.6 miles
- Beverley 23.2 miles
- Selby 9.1 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24 miles
- Goole 14.4 miles
- Brough and Elloughton 20.7 miles
- Adwick le Street 24.3 miles
- South Elmsall 24.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wheldrake Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Elvington Built-up area 2 miles
- Thorganby Parish 2.5 miles
- Sutton upon Derwent Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Deighton Parish 2.7 miles
- Escrick Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Fulford & Heslington Ward 3.2 miles
- Cottingwith Parish 3.3 miles
- Naburn Parish 3.5 miles
- Fulford Parish 3.6 miles
- Heslington Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Hull Road Ward 4 miles
Example postcodes in Wheldrake
YO19 6AA, YO19 6AY, YO19 6AZ, YO19 6AE, YO19 6DZ, YO19 6GF, YO19 6BQ, YO19 6BA, YO19 4SG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.6 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 29.1 miles
- Murton Lane 4.3 miles
- York Railway Station 5.8 miles
Hotels near Wheldrake Ad
- The Parsonage Hotel & Spa 4 3 miles
- The Waggon & Horses 3 5 miles
- Deighton Lodge 4 2.4 miles
- The Churchill Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- The Fat Badger 4 5.8 miles
- Hampton by Hilton York Piccadilly 3 5.3 miles
- Malmaison York 4 5.7 miles
- No 1 by GuestHouse, York 4 6.1 miles
- The Minster Hotel 3 6 miles
- The Lighthorseman 4.9 miles
Schools in Wheldrake
- Wheldrake with Thorganby C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 4.1 miles
- University of York University 4.1 miles
- Wentworth College College 4.2 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 6 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 6.2 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 7.1 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 7.8 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 7.8 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 15.2 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 15.5 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles