Villages & Places
Ebberston
By Jon Cosson · Updated 17 October 2026
Ebberston is a small village on the A170 between Pickering and Scarborough, on the southern edge of the North York Moors. Its main street runs south, away from the main road, which keeps the village quieter than its position on the busy A170 suggests.
The village's own guide
For the fuller picture of Ebberston, including the hall, the church, the pub, getting there and what is on, visit the village's own site.
The village in brief
The name Ebberston comes from the Old English Eadbrihtstun, meaning Eadbriht's settlement. The village was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1986, when it merged with neighbouring Yedingham to form the parish of Ebberston and Yedingham.
St Mary's Church is the parish church, built in the 12th century with a north aisle added around 1200 and a tower probably of the 14th century, restored between 1870 and 1876 by Ewan Christian. On the hill north of the village stands a memorial cairn associated with Alfrid of Northumbria, tied to a long-standing local legend that he was wounded in battle nearby and sheltered in a cave before being taken to Little Driffield.
Hall and pub
North west of the village stands Ebberston Hall, a Grade I listed 18th-century country house built for William Thompson and later owned by the sportsman George Osbaldeston. Visitor access is not something to assume, so check locally before planning a visit. In the village itself, The Grapes Inn is a Grade II listed pub of largely late 18th-century origin, built of sandstone with a pantile roof.
A station lost to time
Ebberston once had its own railway station, on the Forge Valley line between Pickering and Scarborough. It opened in 1882 under the name Wilton, was renamed Ebberston in 1903, and closed to passengers on 3 June 1950. Curiously, the station itself stood at Allerston, the next village to the west.
Part of a wider Moors day
The village sits on the A170 a few miles east of Pickering, the nearest market town, with Dalby Forest close by and Thornton-le-Dale just along the road. It makes an easy stop on a southern Moors day, or a quieter base than the better-known villages.
For more on the village, from St Mary's and the hall to The Grapes and local events, the village's own site has the detail.
Nearby
The village and classic-car sister sites linked here are also written by the author of this guide.
Stay on the southern edge
The villages along the A170 make a handy base for the southern Moors, with Dalby Forest, Pickering and the coast all within easy reach.
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