The village of Saxton is located within the county of North Yorkshire.
The Parish Church (a Grade I listed building) is called Saxton: All Saints and serves the parish of Saxton: All Saints and the benefice of Sherburn in Elmet w Saxton and belongs to the diocese of York.
Saxton is situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK and is governed by Selby, council.
The village of Saxton is in the North Yorkshire CC region of North Yorkshire within Yorkshire and The Humber.