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Where is Portington?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Portington in?

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 CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire

Where is Portington in 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.

Map showing location of Portington within East Riding of Yorkshire
Location of Portington within East Riding of Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Portington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Portington is DN14 7LZ.

Where is Portington in DN14?

Portington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DN14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DN14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Portington within DN14
Location of Portington within DN14

What is the post town for Portington?

The post town for Portington is Goole. Portington is in the DN14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Goole.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portington?

The centre of Portington is located at position 53.76891° latitude and -0.80173° longitude.

Latitude53.76891°
Longitude-0.80173°

What is the easting and northing of Portington?

The centre of Portington is located at the grid reference easting 479078 and northing 430951 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting479078
Northing430951

What are the nearest towns to Portington?

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

north-east
3m
Portington is 3 miles north-east of Howden
north-east
5m
Portington is 5 miles north-east of Goole
west
8m
Portington is 8 miles west of South Cave
south-west
9m
Portington is 9 miles south-west of Market Weighton
east
11m
Portington is 11 miles east of Selby
south
11m
Portington is 11 miles south of Pocklington
north
11m
Portington is 11 miles north of Crowle
north-west
11m
Portington is 11 miles north-west of Winterton
north-east
13m
Portington is 13 miles north-east of Thorne
north-west
14m
Portington is 14 miles north-west of Scunthorpe

What are the nearest cities to Portington?

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

south-east
18m
Portington is 18 miles south-east of York
west
19m
Portington is 19 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
22m
Portington is 22 miles north-east of Doncaster
east
29m
Portington is 29 miles east of Wakefield
east
31m
Portington is 31 miles east of Leeds
north-east
38m
Portington is 38 miles north-east of Sheffield
north
38m
Portington is 38 miles north of Lincoln
south-east
39m
Portington is 39 miles south-east of Ripon
east
39m
Portington is 39 miles east of Bradford
north
58m
Portington is 58 miles north of Nottingham