The village of Allerston is located within the county of North Yorkshire.
The Parish Church (a Grade II* listed building) is called Allerston: St John and serves the parish of Allerston: St John and the benefice of Thornton Dale (All Sts) w Allerston, Ebberston, Ellerburn and Wilton and belongs to the diocese of York.
Allerston is situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK and is governed by Ryedale, council.
The village of Allerston is in the North Yorkshire CC region of North Yorkshire within Yorkshire and The Humber.