Scarborough is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, seven miles north-west of the town of Filey, 35 miles north-east of the major city of York, 160 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 192 miles north of London. Scarborough was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scarborough falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO11 postcode district. The post town for Scarborough is Scarborough.
Scarborough 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 |
Scarborough is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scarborough is YO11 1LD.
Scarborough is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the YO11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the YO11 postcode district.
The post town for Scarborough is Scarborough. Scarborough is in the YO11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Scarborough.
The centre of Scarborough is located at position 54.28158° latitude and -0.40221° longitude.
Latitude | 54.28158° |
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Longitude | -0.40221° |
The centre of Scarborough is located at the grid reference easting 504123 and northing 488504 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 504123 |
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Northing | 488504 |
Position of Scarborough relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scarborough to the centre of the town.
Position of Scarborough relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scarborough to the centre of the city.