Oldstead

Coordinates: 54°12′50″N 1°11′17″W / 54.2138°N 1.1881°W / 54.2138; -1.1881

Oldstead is a village and a civil parish in Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish is less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Byland with Wass. Located within the North York Moors National Park, it is situated off the A170 road between Thirsk and Helmsley, below the Hambleton Hills. Nearby villages include Wass, Kilburn and Coxwold. Oldstead shares a parish council with Byland with Wass.

Amenities

Oldstead has one pub called the Black Swan, which was awarded a Michelin star for the first time in the 2012 guide.

Features

Oldstead has a moor called Oldstead Moor, a place of worship and an area called Scotch Corner (not to be confused with Scotch Corner Middleton Tyas) where a War Memorial Chapel renovated by the sculptor John Bunting can be visited and examples of his work can be seen inside.

East of the village there is Mount Snever, a hill upon which stands a tower, known as Mount Snever Observatory and built in 1838 to commemorate Queen Victoria's coronation.