It is situated on the south side of the Vale of Pickering, immediately north of the Yorkshire Wolds.

[2] In 2011 excavations to the east of the present village uncovered the remains of a large Anglo Saxon settlement.

[8] The buildings survived in a variety of agricultural uses until the early 21st century when they were replaced by the Vicarage Farm Close development.

[9] Sherburn has a village convenience store located on st Hilda's street which has been serving the communities for nearly a century.

The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail and the Centenary Way long-distance footpath runs just south of the village.

Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 166 passes 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south east of Sherburn.

A regular Yorkshire Coastliner bus service providing connections to Scarborough, Malton, York and Leeds is operated by Transdev Blazefield.