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Where is Skelton?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Skelton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Skelton
Map showing location of Skelton within the UK
Location of Skelton within the UK

Which county is Skelton in?

Skelton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Skelton in North Yorkshire?

Skelton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Skelton within North Yorkshire
Location of Skelton within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Skelton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Skelton is DL11 7NF.

Where is Skelton in DL11?

Skelton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Skelton within DL11
Location of Skelton within DL11

What is the post town for Skelton?

The post town for Skelton is Richmond. Skelton is in the DL11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.

What is the latitude and longitude of Skelton?

The centre of Skelton is located at position 54.40631° latitude and -1.85694° longitude.

Latitude54.40631°
Longitude-1.85694°

What is the easting and northing of Skelton?

The centre of Skelton is located at the grid reference easting 409384 and northing 501216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting409384
Northing501216

What are the nearest towns to Skelton?

Position of Skelton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelton to the centre of the town.

west
5m
Skelton is 5 miles west of Richmond
north
7m
Skelton is 7 miles north of Leyburn
north
9m
Skelton is 9 miles north of Middleham
south
10m
Skelton is 10 miles south of Barnard Castle
north-west
13m
Skelton is 13 miles north-west of Bedale
south-west
15m
Skelton is 15 miles south-west of Darlington
north-west
15m
Skelton is 15 miles north-west of Masham
west
18m
Skelton is 18 miles west of Northallerton
south-west
18m
Skelton is 18 miles south-west of Shildon
south-west
19m
Skelton is 19 miles south-west of Newton Aycliffe

What are the nearest cities to Skelton?

Position of Skelton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelton to the centre of the city.

north-west
23m
Skelton is 23 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
28m
Skelton is 28 miles south-west of Durham
south-west
39m
Skelton is 39 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
41m
Skelton is 41 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
43m
Skelton is 43 miles north of Bradford
north
44m
Skelton is 44 miles north of Leeds
north-west
44m
Skelton is 44 miles north-west of York
north-east
46m
Skelton is 46 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
52m
Skelton is 52 miles north of Wakefield
south-east
55m
Skelton is 55 miles south-east of Carlisle