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Where is Bolton Abbey?

Bolton Abbey is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles north-west of the town of Ilkley, 14 miles west of the major town of Harrogate, 146 miles south of Edinburgh, 181 miles north of Cardiff, and 186 miles north-west of London. Bolton Abbey lies roughly one mile north-west of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Bolton Abbey falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the BD23 postcode district. The post town for Bolton Abbey is Skipton.

Bolton Abbey on a map

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

Which county is Bolton Abbey in?

Bolton Abbey 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 Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire?

Bolton Abbey is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Bolton Abbey within North Yorkshire
Location of Bolton Abbey within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Bolton Abbey?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bolton Abbey is BD23 6EX.

Where is Bolton Abbey in BD23?

Bolton Abbey is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bolton Abbey within BD23
Location of Bolton Abbey within BD23

What is the post town for Bolton Abbey?

The post town for Bolton Abbey is Skipton. Bolton Abbey is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bolton Abbey?

The centre of Bolton Abbey is located at position 53.98146° latitude and -1.89173° longitude.

Latitude53.98146°
Longitude-1.89173°

What is the easting and northing of Bolton Abbey?

The centre of Bolton Abbey is located at the grid reference easting 407198 and northing 453939 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting407198
Northing453939

What are the nearest towns to Bolton Abbey?

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

north-west
5m
Bolton Abbey is 5 miles north-west of Ilkley
north
5m
Bolton Abbey is 5 miles north of Silsden
east
5m
Bolton Abbey is 5 miles east of Skipton
north
8m
Bolton Abbey is 8 miles north of Keighley
south-west
9m
Bolton Abbey is 9 miles south-west of Pateley Bridge
north
10m
Bolton Abbey is 10 miles north of Bingley
north-west
10m
Bolton Abbey is 10 miles north-west of Otley
north-west
10m
Bolton Abbey is 10 miles north-west of Baildon
north-west
10m
Bolton Abbey is 10 miles north-west of Guiseley
north-east
11m
Bolton Abbey is 11 miles north-east of Earby

What are the nearest cities to Bolton Abbey?

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

north-west
14m
Bolton Abbey is 14 miles north-west of Bradford
south-west
18m
Bolton Abbey is 18 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
19m
Bolton Abbey is 19 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
26m
Bolton Abbey is 26 miles north-west of Wakefield
west
33m
Bolton Abbey is 33 miles west of York
north-east
36m
Bolton Abbey is 36 miles north-east of Preston
east
37m
Bolton Abbey is 37 miles east of Lancaster
north-east
38m
Bolton Abbey is 38 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
38m
Bolton Abbey is 38 miles north-east of Salford
north-west
44m
Bolton Abbey is 44 miles north-west of Doncaster