Gateforth is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles south-west of the town of Selby, 15 miles south of the major city of York, and 160 miles north of London. Gateforth lies four miles east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Gateforth falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO8 postcode district. The post town for Gateforth is Selby.
Gateforth 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 |
Gateforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gateforth is YO8 9LW.
Gateforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the YO8 postcode district.
The post town for Gateforth is Selby. Gateforth is in the YO8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Selby.
The centre of Gateforth is located at position 53.75103° latitude and -1.15293° longitude.
Latitude | 53.75103° |
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Longitude | -1.15293° |
The centre of Gateforth is located at the grid reference easting 455954 and northing 428629 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 455954 |
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Northing | 428629 |
Position of Gateforth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gateforth to the centre of the town.
Position of Gateforth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gateforth to the centre of the city.