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 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 County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | 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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Skelton is DN14 7RH.
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.
The post town for Skelton is Goole. Skelton is in the DN14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Goole.
The centre of Skelton is located at position 53.72365° latitude and -0.84165° longitude.
Latitude | 53.72365° |
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Longitude | -0.84165° |
The centre of Skelton is located at the grid reference easting 476530 and northing 425872 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 476530 |
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Northing | 425872 |
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.