Grinton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles north-west of the town of Leyburn, 18 miles south-west of the major town of Darlington, 120 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 207 miles north of Cardiff, and 212 miles north of London. Grinton lies five miles south of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Grinton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL11 postcode district. The post town for Grinton is Richmond.
Grinton 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 |
Grinton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Grinton is DL11 6HN.
Grinton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL11 postcode district.
The post town for Grinton is Richmond. Grinton is in the DL11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.
The centre of Grinton is located at position 54.38093° latitude and -1.92974° longitude.
Latitude | 54.38093° |
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Longitude | -1.92974° |
The centre of Grinton is located at the grid reference easting 404661 and northing 498384 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 404661 |
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Northing | 498384 |
Position of Grinton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Grinton to the centre of the town.
Position of Grinton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Grinton to the centre of the city.