IT'S wizard! Harry Potter is set to put the North York Moors on the national map.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has confirmed that its Goathland station, which was used in the film, will feature on the new Potter Map Of Britain map showing key sites from the books and the film.

But the railway will not be able to use the Harry Potter name in other events unless it stumps up large amounts of cash.

The map, set to be published by the British Tourist Authority, will also include Christ Church College, Oxford, Durham Cathedral and Alnwick Castle, the 11th century 3,000-acre home of the Duke of Northumberland.

The Warner Bros film company is tightly controlling the use of the Harry Potter name.

But the railway is planning to hold a number of wizard weekends and magical days after Christmas, with children's events based at every station along the line.

A spokesperson for the railway said: "If we want to use the Harry Potter name the film company will charge us a lot.

"They have kept use of the name extremely tight and under licence unless we want to pay a fortune.

"Warner Bros own the locomotive that was used in the film and they have since taken it away and put it under lock and key."

Meanwhile, Goathland postmaster Brian Taylor says his new stock of Harry Potter goodies has yet to take off, but he's waiting for the magic to take hold.

Mr Taylor said the merchandise is selling more slowly than he expected, but he is confident that sales will pick up for Golden Snitches, Dumbledore Torches and magic wands once goes on general release.

Updated: 11:14 Thursday, November 15, 2001