Skelton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles west of the town of Richmond, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Darlington, 119 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 210 miles north of Cardiff, and 212 miles north of London. Skelton lies four miles south of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Skelton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL11 postcode district. The post town for Skelton is Richmond.
Skelton 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 |
Skelton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Skelton is DL11 7NF.
Skelton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL11 postcode district.
The post town for Skelton is Richmond. Skelton is in the DL11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.
The centre of Skelton is located at position 54.40631° latitude and -1.85694° longitude.
Latitude | 54.40631° |
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Longitude | -1.85694° |
The centre of Skelton is located at the grid reference easting 409384 and northing 501216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 409384 |
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Northing | 501216 |
Position of Skelton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelton to the centre of the town.
Position of Skelton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelton to the centre of the city.