Folkton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles west of the town of Filey, 32 miles north of the major city of Kingston upon Hull, 164 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 186 miles north of London. Folkton lies two miles north of the East Riding of Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Folkton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO11 postcode district. The post town for Folkton is Scarborough.
Folkton 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 |
Folkton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Folkton is YO11 3UH.
Folkton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO11 postcode district.
The post town for Folkton is Scarborough. Folkton is in the YO11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Scarborough.
The centre of Folkton is located at position 54.20378° latitude and -0.38019° longitude.
Latitude | 54.20378° |
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Longitude | -0.38019° |
The centre of Folkton is located at the grid reference easting 505755 and northing 479882 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 505755 |
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Northing | 479882 |
Position of Folkton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Folkton to the centre of the town.
Position of Folkton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Folkton to the centre of the city.