Portington is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the town of Howden, 14 miles north-west of the major town of Scunthorpe, and 158 miles north of London. Portington lies five miles south-east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Portington falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the DN14 postcode district. The post town for Portington is Goole.
Portington 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 |
Portington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portington is DN14 7LZ.
Portington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DN14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DN14 postcode district.
The post town for Portington is Goole. Portington is in the DN14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Goole.
The centre of Portington is located at position 53.76891° latitude and -0.80173° longitude.
Latitude | 53.76891° |
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Longitude | -0.80173° |
The centre of Portington is located at the grid reference easting 479078 and northing 430951 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 479078 |
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Northing | 430951 |
Position of Portington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portington to the centre of the town.
Position of Portington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portington to the centre of the city.