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 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 |
Dalton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dalton is DL11 7HY.
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.
The post town for Dalton is Richmond. Dalton is in the DL11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.
The centre of Dalton is located at position 54.47073° latitude and -1.82488° longitude.
Latitude | 54.47073° |
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Longitude | -1.82488° |
The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 411447 and northing 508388 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411447 |
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Northing | 508388 |
Position of Dalton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the town.
Position of Dalton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the city.