Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.077% of Stillington’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 5 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 0.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Stillington add up to 1.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Stillington grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Stillington grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Stillington, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
How Stillington compares with UK villages of 1,300 to 1,500
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,300 to 1,500 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Stillington falls furthest behind on path per km², where 56 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwygyfylchi Clwyd | A+ | 3.2 | 83% | 4.3 | 28% |
| 2 | Trull Somerset | A+ | 5.9 | 100% | 3.9 | 20% |
| 3 | Troon Cornwall | A+ | 6.2 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 4 | Kingswood Gloucestershire | A | 2.1 | 100% | 3.7 | 45% |
| 5 | Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant Gwent | A | 22.1 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 6 | Cromford Derbyshire | A | 1.8 | 100% | 6.6 | 12% |
| 7 | New Houghton Derbyshire | A | 33.8 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 8 | Jump South Yorkshire | A | 5.1 | 100% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 9 | Startforth County Durham | A | 6 | 78% | 4.3 | 4% |
| 10 | Sherston Wiltshire | A | 3.7 | 100% | 1.4 | 75% |
| 11 | Sherfield on Loddon Hampshire | A− | 8.3 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 12 | Hallow Worcestershire | A− | 3.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 13 | Wharncliffe Side South Yorkshire | A− | 3.3 | 47% | 6.4 | 22% |
| 14 | Wigginton North Yorkshire | A− | 4.1 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 15 | Shotley Gate Suffolk | A− | 1 | 100% | 1.5 | 34% |
| 16 | Grundisburgh Suffolk | B+ | 2.2 | 100% | 2.6 | 3% |
| 17 | Carway Dyfed | B+ | 17 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 18 | Stanwell Moor Surrey | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 19 | Brookwood Surrey | B+ | 8.5 | 59% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 20 | Handcross West Sussex | B | 9.6 | 58% | 1.9 | 87% |
| 21 | Wedmore Somerset | B | 4.7 | 60% | 3.1 | 1% |
| 22 | Barrow Lancashire | B | 0.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 27% |
| 23 | Trevor Clwyd | B | 2 | 60% | 3.5 | 55% |
| 24 | Woolmer Green Hertfordshire | B | 1.3 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 25 | Bentley Hampshire | B | 1.3 | 100% | 2.1 | 22% |
| 26 | Tye Green Essex | B | 2 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 27 | Abertysswg Gwent | B | 2.5 | 85% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 28 | Warkworth Northumberland | B− | 1.8 | 76% | 1.3 | 9% |
| 29 | Bishop Sutton Somerset | B− | 2.3 | 64% | 2.5 | 36% |
| 30 | Orsett Essex | B− | 4.4 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Clwt-y-bont Gwynedd | B− | 0.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 19% |
| 32 | Ashton Keynes Wiltshire | C+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 33 | Trub Greater Manchester | C+ | 1.9 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Pilning Gloucestershire | C+ | 2 | 54% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 35 | Shortlanesend Cornwall | C+ | 1 | 100% | 1.7 | 2% |
| 36 | Thorner West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 74% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Benenden Kent | C | 2 | 57% | 1.7 | 83% |
| 38 | Barlaston Staffordshire | C | 2.7 | 80% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Brailsford Derbyshire | C | 0.9 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Slip End Bedfordshire | C | 1.9 | 22% | 2.3 | 28% |
| 41 | Hurley Warwickshire | C | 2.8 | 75% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 42 | Stewkley Buckinghamshire | C | 4.2 | 74% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 43 | Tickton East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 2 | 100% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Easebourne West Sussex | C | 0.4 | 0% | 2.9 | 100% |
| 45 | Blunham Bedfordshire | C | 2.2 | 77% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Salhouse Norfolk | C− | 1.9 | 71% | 1 | 17% |
| 47 | Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.7 | 78% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Penperlleni Gwent | C− | 0.6 | 80% | 1.7 | 17% |
| 49 | Blofield Heath Norfolk | C− | 2.5 | 43% | 0.9 | 17% |
| 50 | Newton Flotman Norfolk | C− | 2.5 | 78% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 51 | Thorrington Essex | C− | 1.2 | 65% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 52 | Hawley Kent | D | 0.7 | 24% | 2.8 | 3% |
| 53 | Perham Down Wiltshire | D | 0.8 | 42% | 2.2 | 17% |
| 54 | Billingborough Lincolnshire | D | 2.4 | 45% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 55 | Meon Vale Warwickshire | D | 0.4 | 50% | 1.4 | 19% |
| 56 | Stillington County Durham | D | 1.4 | 77% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Barford Warwickshire | D | 2.1 | 58% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Friday Bridge Cambridgeshire | D− | 1 | 79% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Woodmansey East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0.7 | 0% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 60 | Langham Rutland | D− | 0.3 | 23% | 1.3 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Stillington’s built-up area.
How close Stillington’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
The North York Moors National Park is 13 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
North York Moors National Park covers 1,441 km² and has been a National Park since 1952.
Footpaths in and around Stillington
5 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Stillington and the kilometre around it, 0.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Stillington; its footpaths are on the map above.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Stillington: May to July and September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 47 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 43 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 59 |
March is the driest month (42 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 69 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 56 nights a year. The climate in Stillington →
Viewpoints, hills and nature near Stillington
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Stillington is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillington | D | 1.4 | 77% | 0% |
| Wynyard 3.5 mi | C | 10.7 | 64% | 0% |
| Sedgefield 3.7 mi | B | 6.2 | 81% | 0% |
| Stockton-on-Tees 4.1 mi | C+ | 2.0 | 83% | 0% |
| Billingham 5.4 mi | B | 4.7 | 86% | 0% |
| Fishburn 5.4 mi | D | 1.5 | 76% | 0% |
| Bishop Middleham 5.8 mi | B− | 2.6 | 100% | 0% |
Billingham, 5.4 miles away, grades B, the best next door: 86% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Wynyard, Sedgefield and Billingham have at least twice Stillington’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Stillington
Is Stillington near a National Park?
Yes. North York Moors National Park begins 13 mi south-east of the village’s edge. It covers 1,441 km² and has been a National Park since 1952.
What is the nearest beach to Stillington?
Middleton Beach, 11 mi from the edge of the village, then North Sands (11 mi). Stillington itself is inland.
How many people in Stillington live near a park?
77% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Stillington?
May to July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Stillington good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 0.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 4% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 25% (1.4 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Stillington’s overall grade.
Where Stillington’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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