The village of West Tanfield is located within the county of North Yorkshire.
The Parish Church is called West Tanfield: St Nicholas and serves the parish of West Tanfield: St Nicholas and the benefice of W Tanfield and Well w Snape and N Stainley and belongs to the diocese of West Yorkshire & The Dales.
West Tanfield is situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK and is governed by Hambleton, council.
The village of West Tanfield is in the North Yorkshire CC region of North Yorkshire within Yorkshire and The Humber.