Horton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Barnoldswick, 11 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 144 miles south of Edinburgh, 175 miles north of Cardiff, and 190 miles north-west of London. Horton lies just south-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Horton falls within the district council of Ribble Valley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BD23 postcode district. The post town for Horton is Skipton.
Horton is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Horton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Horton is BD23 3JT.
Horton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district.
The post town for Horton is Skipton. Horton is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.
The centre of Horton is located at position 53.94805° latitude and -2.22083° longitude.
Latitude | 53.94805° |
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Longitude | -2.22083° |
The centre of Horton is located at the grid reference easting 385604 and northing 450239 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 385604 |
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Northing | 450239 |
Position of Horton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Horton to the centre of the town.
Position of Horton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Horton to the centre of the city.