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Places worth the detour in York

9 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of York, United Kingdom, across 1 kind of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (9). Best known: Eboracum. 8 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Archaeological9
Within 12 km
9
Oldest
St Mary's Abbey, York 1089
Little known
8 of 9
Most from
11th century

All 9, ranked 9

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

Within reach of York

Leeds · 35 km11 Kingston upon Hull · 54 km8 Sheffield · 68 km17 Manchester · 93 km25 Nottingham · 111 km9 Derby · 117 km11 Newcastle upon Tyne · 119 km33 Liverpool · 139 km16

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Questions about this page

What is worth seeing near York?

9 places within 12 km: 9 archaeological & historic sites. The best known is Eboracum.

Is there anything near York that most visitors miss?

8 of these 9 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.

What is the oldest thing near York?

St Mary's Abbey, York, dated to 1089.

How is the 12 km radius measured?

As the crow flies from the centre of York, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.

Where does this information come from?

Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.