Oulston - Izeria

Oulston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Easingwold. Remains of a Roman villa have been found in the area. The village is within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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Thornton-on-the-Hill

Thornton-on-the-Hill (also called Thornton Hill) is a small dispersed village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about two miles to the north of Easingwold. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Oulston. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Newburgh Priory

Newburgh Priory is a Grade 1 listed Tudor building near Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Originally a house of Augustinian canons, it was founded in 1145 and became a family home following the dissolution of the priory in 1538. The present house was built in the late 16th century, substantially remodelled by 4th Viscount Fauconberg 1725-45 and further restored in the 1960s. The 40 acres (16 ha) of grounds contain a water garden, walled garden, topiary yews and woodland walks. It is one of the rumoured burial sites of Oliver Cromwell. The house was once the home of the Bellasis family and the seat of the Earls of Fauconberg until the death of Lady Charlotte Bellayse in 1825, when the property passed to the Wombwell family via the eldest son of her sister, Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet.

Newburgh, North Yorkshire

Newburgh is a village and civil parish located in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are maintained in the civil parish of Coxwold. The village is mainly a large farming community, the main road passing through the village is 'Colley Broach Road'. Newburgh village leads directly into Newburgh Grange. The local schools and colleges are about 10 minutes drive away in either Ampleforth, Oulston or Thirsk. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Coxwold railway station

Coxwold railway station was on the Thirsk and Malton line of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway in North Yorkshire, England that served the village of Coxwold. The station opened on 1 June 1853. The station was host to a camping coach from 1935 to 1939, and possibly one for some of 1934, the station was also used as an overnight stop for touring camping coach service in 1935. The station closed for regular passenger traffic in 1953 but was subsequently used for occasional special trains until 1958. The line remained open for goods traffic until 10 August 1964, after which the track was subsequently lifted. The station has since been converted into a private house.