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Where is Dalton?

Dalton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles north-west of the town of Richmond, 12 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 116 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 214 miles north of Cardiff, and 216 miles north of London. Dalton lies roughly one mile south of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Dalton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL11 postcode district. The post town for Dalton is Richmond.

Dalton on a map

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

Which county is Dalton in?

Dalton 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 Dalton in North Yorkshire?

Dalton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Dalton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dalton is DL11 7HY.

Where is Dalton in DL11?

Dalton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dalton within DL11
Location of Dalton within DL11

What is the post town for Dalton?

The post town for Dalton is Richmond. Dalton is in the DL11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dalton?

The centre of Dalton is located at position 54.47073° latitude and -1.82488° longitude.

Latitude54.47073°
Longitude-1.82488°

What is the easting and northing of Dalton?

The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 411447 and northing 508388 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411447
Northing508388

What are the nearest towns to Dalton?

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

north-west
6m
Dalton is 6 miles north-west of Richmond
south-east
7m
Dalton is 7 miles south-east of Barnard Castle
north
11m
Dalton is 11 miles north of Leyburn
west
12m
Dalton is 12 miles west of Darlington
north
13m
Dalton is 13 miles north of Middleham
south-west
13m
Dalton is 13 miles south-west of Shildon
south-west
14m
Dalton is 14 miles south-west of Newton Aycliffe
south-west
15m
Dalton is 15 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland
north-west
16m
Dalton is 16 miles north-west of Bedale
south
17m
Dalton is 17 miles south of Crook

What are the nearest cities to Dalton?

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

south-west
23m
Dalton is 23 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
26m
Dalton is 26 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
35m
Dalton is 35 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
36m
Dalton is 36 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
46m
Dalton is 46 miles north-west of York
north
47m
Dalton is 47 miles north of Bradford
north
48m
Dalton is 48 miles north of Leeds
north-east
49m
Dalton is 49 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-east
53m
Dalton is 53 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
56m
Dalton is 56 miles north of Wakefield