Bishop Wilton is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles north of the town of Pocklington, 12 miles east of the major city of York, 166 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 173 miles north of London. Bishop Wilton lies two miles south-east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Bishop Wilton falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO42 postcode district. The post town for Bishop Wilton is York.
Bishop Wilton is in the ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Bishop Wilton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bishop Wilton is YO42 1SJ.
Bishop Wilton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the YO42 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO42 postcode district.
The post town for Bishop Wilton is York. Bishop Wilton is in the YO42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.
The centre of Bishop Wilton is located at position 53.98571° latitude and -0.78555° longitude.
Latitude | 53.98571° |
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Longitude | -0.78555° |
The centre of Bishop Wilton is located at the grid reference easting 479732 and northing 455089 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 479732 |
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Northing | 455089 |
Position of Bishop Wilton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishop Wilton to the centre of the town.
Position of Bishop Wilton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishop Wilton to the centre of the city.