Skelwick is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 21 miles north of the town of Kirkwall, 151 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 231 miles north of Edinburgh, 540 miles north of Cardiff, and 548 miles north of London. Skelwick falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Skelwick is Orkney.
Skelwick is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Skelwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Skelwick is KW17 2DD.
Skelwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Skelwick is Orkney. Skelwick is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Skelwick is located at position 59.28717° latitude and -2.90063° longitude.
Latitude | 59.28717° |
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Longitude | -2.90063° |
The centre of Skelwick is located at the grid reference easting 348788 and northing 1044868 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 348788 |
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Northing | 1044868 |
Position of Skelwick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelwick to the centre of the town.
Position of Skelwick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelwick to the centre of the city.