Flaxby is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles east of the town of Knaresborough, six miles east of the major town of Harrogate, 152 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 181 miles north of London. Flaxby lies five miles north-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Flaxby falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the HG5 postcode district. The post town for Flaxby is Knaresborough.
Flaxby 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 |
Flaxby 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 Flaxby is HG5 0RJ.
Flaxby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HG5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HG5 postcode district.
The post town for Flaxby is Knaresborough. Flaxby is in the HG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knaresborough.
The centre of Flaxby is located at position 54.0152° latitude and -1.3976° longitude.
Latitude | 54.0152° |
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Longitude | -1.3976° |
The centre of Flaxby is located at the grid reference easting 439571 and northing 457855 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 439571 |
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Northing | 457855 |
Position of Flaxby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Flaxby to the centre of the town.
Position of Flaxby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Flaxby to the centre of the city.