Pickering is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles east of the town of Kirkbymoorside, 23 miles north-east of the major city of York, 152 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 191 miles north of London. Pickering was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Pickering falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO18 postcode district. The post town for Pickering is Pickering.
Pickering 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 |
Pickering is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Pickering is YO18 8DT.
Pickering is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO18 postcode district.
The post town for Pickering is Pickering. Pickering is in the YO18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pickering.
The centre of Pickering is located at position 54.24621° latitude and -0.77882° longitude.
Latitude | 54.24621° |
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Longitude | -0.77882° |
The centre of Pickering is located at the grid reference easting 479673 and northing 484079 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 479673 |
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Northing | 484079 |
Position of Pickering relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Pickering to the centre of the town.
Position of Pickering relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Pickering to the centre of the city.