Towns & cities

York

city in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

England · 53.9500, -1.0833

York is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in York, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 10 more.

2 productions were filmed at 4 places inside York rather than at York itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Location filming for series one took place in York from 23 to 29 April 2024 at Precentor's Court, opposite York Minster, Monkgate, The Shambles, Gillygate and Micklegate.”

Patience (2025–) · Wikipedia

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TV series filmed in York

Patience 2025–

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names York as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Chariots of Fire 1981
“The railway station scenes were filmed in York, using locomotives from the National Railway Museum.” Wikipedia
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 2006
Bridgerton 2020–
“Although the series takes place in London, most street scenes were filmed in Bath, York, and Chatham.” Wikipedia
Agatha 1979
The Great 2020–2023
Utopia 2013–2014
“In the second series, locations used included Barnsley Interchange in Barnsley, Temple Works in Leeds, The Chocolate Works in York, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield, and various spots in Leeds city centre, which doubled as London by superimposing London landmarks on the horizon.” Wikipedia
The Correspondence 2016
Bodies 2023–
Crusoe 2008–
Lost in Austen 2008–

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in York

2 productions shot at 4 places inside York, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against York itself.

Elizabeth York Minster per Wikipedia 1998
Death Comes to Pemberley York Minster per Wikipedia 2013–

Set here, per Wikipedia

Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in York, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.

Resistance: Fall of Man 2006

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in York?

13 productions are recorded as filmed in York, 2 of them at places inside it, including Patience (2025–), Chariots of Fire (1981) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in York?

Patience (2025–), covered by 5 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is York?

York is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 53.9500, -1.0833.

What other filming locations are near York?

York Crown Court (under 1 km), York Castle (under 1 km), York Castle Museum (under 1 km), The Shambles (1 km north) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by DACP, CC BY-SA 2.0.