The village is situated just south of the A64 road and is 1-mile (1.5 km) north-east of the town of Malton.

[1] The village is on the B1257 which links Malton with the A64 and the A169 road to the north and is bounded on its eastern side by the River Derwent.

[10] The building, though largely amended since the Dissolution and renovated by Temple Moore in the 19th century, is now grade I listed.

[11] In May 1547, Archbishop Robert Holgate issued letters patent which declared that three grammar schools would be built in the region including one at Old Malton.

[13] The grammar school buildings are still standing as two private dwellings and are now grade II listed.