Rainton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles north-east of the city of Ripon, 13 miles north of the major town of Harrogate, 142 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 192 miles north of London. Rainton was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Rainton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO7 postcode district. The post town for Rainton is Thirsk.
Rainton 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 |
Rainton 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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rainton is YO7 3PN.
Rainton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the YO7 postcode district.
The post town for Rainton is Thirsk. Rainton is in the YO7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thirsk.
The centre of Rainton is located at position 54.17196° latitude and -1.43409° longitude.
Latitude | 54.17196° |
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Longitude | -1.43409° |
The centre of Rainton is located at the grid reference easting 437041 and northing 475277 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 437041 |
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Northing | 475277 |
Position of Rainton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rainton to the centre of the town.
Position of Rainton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rainton to the centre of the city.