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Where is Plumpton Rocks?

Plumpton Rocks is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south of the town of Knaresborough, four miles east of the major town of Harrogate, 153 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 179 miles north of London. Plumpton Rocks lies three miles north-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Plumpton Rocks falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the HG5 postcode district. The post town for Plumpton Rocks is Knaresborough.

Plumpton Rocks on a map

Map showing extent of Plumpton Rocks as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Plumpton Rocks
Map showing location of Plumpton Rocks within the UK
Location of Plumpton Rocks within the UK

Which county is Plumpton Rocks in?

Plumpton Rocks is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Plumpton Rocks in North Yorkshire?

Plumpton Rocks is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Plumpton Rocks within North Yorkshire
Location of Plumpton Rocks within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Plumpton Rocks?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Plumpton Rocks is HG5 8LZ.

Where is Plumpton Rocks in HG5?

Plumpton Rocks is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HG5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HG5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Plumpton Rocks within HG5
Location of Plumpton Rocks within HG5

What is the post town for Plumpton Rocks?

The post town for Plumpton Rocks is Knaresborough. Plumpton Rocks is in the HG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knaresborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Plumpton Rocks?

The centre of Plumpton Rocks is located at position 53.97596° latitude and -1.45622° longitude.

Latitude53.97596°
Longitude-1.45622°

What is the easting and northing of Plumpton Rocks?

The centre of Plumpton Rocks is located at the grid reference easting 435763 and northing 453459 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting435763
Northing453459

What are the nearest towns to Plumpton Rocks?

Position of Plumpton Rocks relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Plumpton Rocks to the centre of the town.

south
2m
Plumpton Rocks is 2 miles south of Knaresborough
east
4m
Plumpton Rocks is 4 miles east of Harrogate
north-west
4m
Plumpton Rocks is 4 miles north-west of Wetherby
south
9m
Plumpton Rocks is 9 miles south of Boroughbridge
north-west
10m
Plumpton Rocks is 10 miles north-west of Tadcaster
north-east
11m
Plumpton Rocks is 11 miles north-east of Otley
north-east
12m
Plumpton Rocks is 12 miles north-east of Yeadon
north-east
13m
Plumpton Rocks is 13 miles north-east of Guiseley
north
13m
Plumpton Rocks is 13 miles north of Garforth
south-east
14m
Plumpton Rocks is 14 miles south-east of Pateley Bridge

What are the nearest cities to Plumpton Rocks?

Position of Plumpton Rocks relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Plumpton Rocks to the centre of the city.

south
11m
Plumpton Rocks is 11 miles south of Ripon
north
13m
Plumpton Rocks is 13 miles north of Leeds
west
15m
Plumpton Rocks is 15 miles west of York
north-east
18m
Plumpton Rocks is 18 miles north-east of Bradford
north
20m
Plumpton Rocks is 20 miles north of Wakefield
north-west
34m
Plumpton Rocks is 34 miles north-west of Doncaster
north
41m
Plumpton Rocks is 41 miles north of Sheffield
north-east
47m
Plumpton Rocks is 47 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
49m
Plumpton Rocks is 49 miles north-east of Salford
west
49m
Plumpton Rocks is 49 miles west of Kingston upon Hull