Long Drax is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles west of the town of Howden, 16 miles south of the major city of York, and 158 miles north of London. Long Drax lies just south-west of the East Riding of Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Long Drax falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO8 postcode district. The post town for Long Drax is Selby.
Long Drax 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 |
Long Drax is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Long Drax is YO8 8NH.
Long Drax is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO8 postcode district.
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The post town for Long Drax is Selby. Long Drax is in the YO8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Selby.
The centre of Long Drax is located at position 53.74577° latitude and -0.9644° longitude.
Latitude | 53.74577° |
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Longitude | -0.9644° |
The centre of Long Drax is located at the grid reference easting 468394 and northing 428208 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 468394 |
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Northing | 428208 |
Position of Long Drax relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Long Drax to the centre of the town.
Position of Long Drax relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Long Drax to the centre of the city.