Rotherford is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles east of the town of Otley, seven miles south-west of the major town of Harrogate, 155 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 177 miles north of London. Rotherford lies just north of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Rotherford falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the LS21 postcode district. The post town for Rotherford is Otley.
Rotherford 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 |
Rotherford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rotherford is LS21 2QB.
Rotherford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LS21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LS21 postcode district.
The post town for Rotherford is Otley. Rotherford is in the LS21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Otley.
The centre of Rotherford is located at position 53.90669° latitude and -1.62286° longitude.
Latitude | 53.90669° |
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Longitude | -1.62286° |
The centre of Rotherford is located at the grid reference easting 424875 and northing 445680 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 424875 |
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Northing | 445680 |
Position of Rotherford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rotherford to the centre of the town.
Position of Rotherford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rotherford to the centre of the city.