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Where is Balk?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Balk as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Balk
Map showing location of Balk within the UK
Location of Balk within the UK

Which county is Balk in?

Balk is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Balk in 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.

Map showing location of Balk within North Yorkshire
Location of Balk within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Balk?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Balk is YO7 2AJ.

Where is Balk in YO7?

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.

Map showing location of Balk within YO7
Location of Balk within YO7

What is the post town for Balk?

The post town for Balk is Thirsk. Balk is in the YO7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thirsk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Balk?

The centre of Balk is located at position 54.22113° latitude and -1.27264° longitude.

Latitude54.22113°
Longitude-1.27264°

What is the easting and northing of Balk?

The centre of Balk is located at the grid reference easting 447524 and northing 480844 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting447524
Northing480844

What are the nearest towns to Balk?

Position of Balk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Balk to the centre of the town.

east
3m
Balk is 3 miles east of Thirsk
north-west
8m
Balk is 8 miles north-west of Easingwold
west
9m
Balk is 9 miles west of Helmsley
north-east
10m
Balk is 10 miles north-east of Boroughbridge
south-east
11m
Balk is 11 miles south-east of Northallerton
east
14m
Balk is 14 miles east of Bedale
west
14m
Balk is 14 miles west of Kirkbymoorside
east
16m
Balk is 16 miles east of Masham
north-west
16m
Balk is 16 miles north-west of Haxby
north-east
17m
Balk is 17 miles north-east of Knaresborough

What are the nearest cities to Balk?

Position of Balk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Balk to the centre of the city.

north-east
12m
Balk is 12 miles north-east of Ripon
north-west
19m
Balk is 19 miles north-west of York
north
31m
Balk is 31 miles north of Leeds
north-east
36m
Balk is 36 miles north-east of Bradford
north
38m
Balk is 38 miles north of Wakefield
south
40m
Balk is 40 miles south of Durham
south
47m
Balk is 47 miles south of Sunderland
north
49m
Balk is 49 miles north of Doncaster
north-west
51m
Balk is 51 miles north-west of Kingston upon Hull
south
54m
Balk is 54 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne