Staxton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles south of the town of Scarborough, 31 miles north-east of the major city of York, 163 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 186 miles north of London. Staxton lies two miles north of the East Riding of Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Staxton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO12 postcode district. The post town for Staxton is Scarborough.
Staxton 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 |
Staxton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Staxton is YO12 4SA.
Staxton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO12 postcode district.
The post town for Staxton is Scarborough. Staxton is in the YO12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Scarborough.
The centre of Staxton is located at position 54.19899° latitude and -0.43676° longitude.
Latitude | 54.19899° |
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Longitude | -0.43676° |
The centre of Staxton is located at the grid reference easting 502077 and northing 479265 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 502077 |
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Northing | 479265 |
Position of Staxton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Staxton to the centre of the town.
Position of Staxton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Staxton to the centre of the city.