Octon is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, eight miles north of the town of Driffield, 26 miles north of the major city of Kingston upon Hull, 168 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 180 miles north of London. Octon lies roughly one mile east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Octon falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO25 postcode district. The post town for Octon is Driffield.
Octon is in the ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Octon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of East Riding of Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Octon is YO25 3EB.
Octon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the YO25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO25 postcode district.
The post town for Octon is Driffield. Octon is in the YO25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Driffield.
The centre of Octon is located at position 54.11463° latitude and -0.4227° longitude.
Latitude | 54.11463° |
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Longitude | -0.4227° |
The centre of Octon is located at the grid reference easting 503204 and northing 469901 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 503204 |
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Northing | 469901 |
Position of Octon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Octon to the centre of the town.
Position of Octon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Octon to the centre of the city.