Richmond is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, eight miles north-east of the town of Leyburn, 11 miles south-west of the major town of Darlington, 122 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 211 miles north of London. Richmond lies six miles south of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Richmond falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL10 postcode district. The post town for Richmond is Richmond.
Richmond 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 |
Richmond is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Richmond is DL10 4GZ.
Richmond is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL10 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL10 postcode district.
The post town for Richmond is Richmond. Richmond is in the DL10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.
The centre of Richmond is located at position 54.40411° latitude and -1.73728° longitude.
Latitude | 54.40411° |
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Longitude | -1.73728° |
The centre of Richmond is located at the grid reference easting 417152 and northing 500992 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 417152 |
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Northing | 500992 |
Position of Richmond relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Richmond to the centre of the town.
Position of Richmond relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Richmond to the centre of the city.