Geography
The village is a linear settlement situated in the south easterly edge of the Vale of Pickering. The village is one of several which follow what would have been the shoreline of the lake that filled the valley in the last ice age.
Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village is the River Hertford, a tributary to the River Derwent, which has been straightened to allow increased farming of the valley. Staxton Hill is south of the village and is the northerly edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, with its highest point at 150 metres (490 ft) above sea level.
Land use in the area is mainly for settlements or farming, with a small wood and disused quarry on top of Staxton Hill.
Adjoining Staxton is the smaller village of Willerby. To the north is the village of Seamer, to the east is the village of Flixton, to the south is the village of Foxholes and to the west are the villages of Ganton and Sherburn. Nearby are the towns of Scarborough and Filey, the nearest city is York.
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