Askern is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the town of Adwick le Street, six miles north of the major town of Doncaster, and 151 miles north of London. Askern lies roughly one mile south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Askern falls within the metropolitan district council of Doncaster. It is in the DN6 postcode district. The post town for Askern is Doncaster.
Askern is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Askern is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Askern is DN6 0HY.
Askern is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DN6 postcode district.
The post town for Askern is Doncaster. Askern is in the DN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Doncaster.
The centre of Askern is located at position 53.61599° latitude and -1.15226° longitude.
Latitude | 53.61599° |
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Longitude | -1.15226° |
The centre of Askern is located at the grid reference easting 456178 and northing 413605 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 456178 |
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Northing | 413605 |
Position of Askern relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Askern to the centre of the town.
Position of Askern relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Askern to the centre of the city.