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Where is Skelton?

Skelton is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-east of the town of Goole, 12 miles north-west of the major town of Scunthorpe, and 155 miles north of London. Skelton lies three miles south-east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Skelton falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the DN14 postcode district. The post town for Skelton is Goole.

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 East Riding of Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire

Where is Skelton in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Skelton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Skelton within East Riding of Yorkshire
Location of Skelton within East Riding of Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Skelton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Skelton is DN14 7RH.

Where is Skelton in DN14?

Skelton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DN14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Skelton within DN14
Location of Skelton within DN14

What is the post town for Skelton?

The post town for Skelton is Goole. Skelton is in the DN14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Goole.

What is the latitude and longitude of Skelton?

The centre of Skelton is located at position 53.72365° latitude and -0.84165° longitude.

Latitude53.72365°
Longitude-0.84165°

What is the easting and northing of Skelton?

The centre of Skelton is located at the grid reference easting 476530 and northing 425872 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting476530
Northing425872

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.

north-east
2m
Skelton is 2 miles north-east of Goole
south-east
2m
Skelton is 2 miles south-east of Howden
north
8m
Skelton is 8 miles north of Crowle
north-east
9m
Skelton is 9 miles north-east of Thorne
south-east
10m
Skelton is 10 miles south-east of Selby
west
10m
Skelton is 10 miles west of South Cave
north-west
11m
Skelton is 11 miles north-west of Winterton
south-west
12m
Skelton is 12 miles south-west of Market Weighton
north-west
12m
Skelton is 12 miles north-west of Scunthorpe
north
14m
Skelton is 14 miles north of Epworth

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-east
18m
Skelton is 18 miles north-east of Doncaster
south-east
19m
Skelton is 19 miles south-east of York
west
21m
Skelton is 21 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
east
27m
Skelton is 27 miles east of Wakefield
east
30m
Skelton is 30 miles east of Leeds
north-east
35m
Skelton is 35 miles north-east of Sheffield
north
36m
Skelton is 36 miles north of Lincoln
east
38m
Skelton is 38 miles east of Bradford
south-east
40m
Skelton is 40 miles south-east of Ripon
north
55m
Skelton is 55 miles north of Nottingham