Balk is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles east of the town of Thirsk, 19 miles north-east of the major town of Harrogate, 142 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 193 miles north of London. Balk was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Balk falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO7 postcode district. The post town for Balk is Thirsk.
Balk is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Balk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Balk is YO7 2AJ.
Balk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the YO7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO7 postcode district.
The post town for Balk is Thirsk. Balk is in the YO7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thirsk.
The centre of Balk is located at position 54.22113° latitude and -1.27264° longitude.
Latitude | 54.22113° |
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Longitude | -1.27264° |
The centre of Balk is located at the grid reference easting 447524 and northing 480844 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 447524 |
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Northing | 480844 |
Position of Balk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Balk to the centre of the town.
Position of Balk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Balk to the centre of the city.