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Where is Grinton?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Grinton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Grinton
Map showing location of Grinton within the UK
Location of Grinton within the UK

Which county is Grinton in?

Grinton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Grinton in North Yorkshire?

Grinton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Grinton within North Yorkshire
Location of Grinton within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Grinton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Grinton is DL11 6HN.

Where is Grinton in DL11?

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.

Map showing location of Grinton within DL11
Location of Grinton within DL11

What is the post town for Grinton?

The post town for Grinton is Richmond. Grinton is in the DL11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.

What is the latitude and longitude of Grinton?

The centre of Grinton is located at position 54.38093° latitude and -1.92974° longitude.

Latitude54.38093°
Longitude-1.92974°

What is the easting and northing of Grinton?

The centre of Grinton is located at the grid reference easting 404661 and northing 498384 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting404661
Northing498384

What are the nearest towns to Grinton?

Position of Grinton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Grinton to the centre of the town.

north-west
6m
Grinton is 6 miles north-west of Leyburn
west
8m
Grinton is 8 miles west of Richmond
north-west
8m
Grinton is 8 miles north-west of Middleham
south
12m
Grinton is 12 miles south of Barnard Castle
north-west
15m
Grinton is 15 miles north-west of Bedale
north-west
16m
Grinton is 16 miles north-west of Masham
south-west
18m
Grinton is 18 miles south-west of Darlington
east
18m
Grinton is 18 miles east of Kirkby Stephen
west
20m
Grinton is 20 miles west of Northallerton
south-west
21m
Grinton is 21 miles south-west of Shildon

What are the nearest cities to Grinton?

Position of Grinton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Grinton to the centre of the city.

north-west
24m
Grinton is 24 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
31m
Grinton is 31 miles south-west of Durham
north
41m
Grinton is 41 miles north of Bradford
north-east
42m
Grinton is 42 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-west
42m
Grinton is 42 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
43m
Grinton is 43 miles north of Leeds
south
43m
Grinton is 43 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
45m
Grinton is 45 miles north-west of York
north
51m
Grinton is 51 miles north of Wakefield
north-east
53m
Grinton is 53 miles north-east of Preston