Hawes is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, 13 miles south-east of the town of Kirkby Stephen, 30 miles south-west of the major town of Darlington, 121 miles south of Edinburgh, 199 miles north of Cardiff, and 211 miles north-west of London. Hawes lies five miles south-east of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Hawes falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL8 postcode district.
Hawes 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 |
Hawes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hawes is DL8 3NL.
Hawes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL8 postcode district.
The centre of Hawes is located at position 54.30375° latitude and -2.19406° longitude.
Latitude | 54.30375° |
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Longitude | -2.19406° |
The centre of Hawes is located at the grid reference easting 387470 and northing 489811 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 387470 |
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Northing | 489811 |
Position of Hawes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawes to the centre of the town.
Position of Hawes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawes to the centre of the city.