Knapton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles west of the major city of York, 160 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 174 miles north of London. Knapton lies six miles north-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Knapton falls within the unitary authority of York. It is in the YO26 postcode district. The post town for Knapton is York.
Knapton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of York.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | York |
Knapton 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 Knapton is YO26 6QH.
Knapton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the YO26 postcode district.
The post town for Knapton is York. Knapton is in the YO26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.
The centre of Knapton is located at position 53.96104° latitude and -1.14594° longitude.
Latitude | 53.96104° |
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Longitude | -1.14594° |
The centre of Knapton is located at the grid reference easting 456134 and northing 451999 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 456134 |
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Northing | 451999 |
Position of Knapton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knapton to the centre of the town.
Position of Knapton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knapton to the centre of the city.