Farnham is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north of the town of Knaresborough, four miles north-east of the major town of Harrogate, 149 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north of London. Farnham was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Farnham falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the HG5 postcode district. The post town for Farnham is Knaresborough.
Farnham 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 |
Farnham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Farnham is HG5 9JE.
Farnham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HG5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HG5 postcode district.
The post town for Farnham is Knaresborough. Farnham is in the HG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knaresborough.
The centre of Farnham is located at position 54.03987° latitude and -1.46812° longitude.
Latitude | 54.03987° |
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Longitude | -1.46812° |
The centre of Farnham is located at the grid reference easting 434930 and northing 460564 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 434930 |
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Northing | 460564 |
Position of Farnham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Farnham to the centre of the town.
Position of Farnham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Farnham to the centre of the city.