Scorton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles east of the town of Richmond, nine miles south of the major town of Darlington, 124 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 209 miles north of London. Scorton lies six miles south of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scorton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL10 postcode district. The post town for Scorton is Richmond.
Scorton 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 |
Scorton 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 Scorton is DL10 6DW.
Scorton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL10 postcode district.
The post town for Scorton is Richmond. Scorton is in the DL10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.
The centre of Scorton is located at position 54.39652° latitude and -1.61621° longitude.
Latitude | 54.39652° |
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Longitude | -1.61621° |
The centre of Scorton is located at the grid reference easting 425016 and northing 500184 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 425016 |
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Northing | 500184 |
Position of Scorton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scorton to the centre of the town.
Position of Scorton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scorton to the centre of the city.