Doncaster is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south of the town of Bentley, and 145 miles north of London. Doncaster lies seven miles north of the Nottinghamshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Doncaster falls within the metropolitan district council of Doncaster. It is in the DN1 postcode district. The post town for Doncaster is Doncaster.
Doncaster is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Doncaster is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Doncaster is DN1 1HH.
Doncaster is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DN1 postcode district.
The post town for Doncaster is Doncaster. Doncaster is in the DN1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Doncaster.
The centre of Doncaster is located at position 53.52272° latitude and -1.13235° longitude.
Latitude | 53.52272° |
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Longitude | -1.13235° |
The centre of Doncaster is located at the grid reference easting 457621 and northing 403245 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 457621 |
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Northing | 403245 |
Position of Doncaster relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Doncaster to the centre of the town.
Position of Doncaster relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Doncaster to the centre of the city.