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Where is Swinton?

Swinton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile south-west of the town of Masham, 16 miles north of the major town of Harrogate, 135 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 197 miles north of London. Swinton was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Swinton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the HG4 postcode district. The post town for Swinton is Ripon.

Swinton on a map

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

Which county is Swinton in?

Swinton 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 Swinton in North Yorkshire?

Swinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Swinton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Swinton is HG4 4JH.

Where is Swinton in HG4?

Swinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HG4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HG4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Swinton within HG4
Location of Swinton within HG4

What is the post town for Swinton?

The post town for Swinton is Ripon. Swinton is in the HG4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ripon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Swinton?

The centre of Swinton is located at position 54.21307° latitude and -1.67267° longitude.

Latitude54.21307°
Longitude-1.67267°

What is the easting and northing of Swinton?

The centre of Swinton is located at the grid reference easting 421445 and northing 479753 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting421445
Northing479753

What are the nearest towns to Swinton?

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

south-west
1m
Swinton is 1 mile south-west of Masham
south-west
6m
Swinton is 6 miles south-west of Bedale
south-east
7m
Swinton is 7 miles south-east of Middleham
south-east
9m
Swinton is 9 miles south-east of Leyburn
north
9m
Swinton is 9 miles north of Pateley Bridge
south-west
13m
Swinton is 13 miles south-west of Northallerton
west
13m
Swinton is 13 miles west of Thirsk
south
13m
Swinton is 13 miles south of Richmond
north-west
14m
Swinton is 14 miles north-west of Boroughbridge
north
16m
Swinton is 16 miles north of Harrogate

What are the nearest cities to Swinton?

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

north-west
8m
Swinton is 8 miles north-west of Ripon
north
29m
Swinton is 29 miles north of Leeds
north
29m
Swinton is 29 miles north of Bradford
north-west
30m
Swinton is 30 miles north-west of York
north
37m
Swinton is 37 miles north of Wakefield
south
39m
Swinton is 39 miles south of Durham
east
47m
Swinton is 47 miles east of Lancaster
south
49m
Swinton is 49 miles south of Sunderland
north-east
52m
Swinton is 52 miles north-east of Preston
north-west
53m
Swinton is 53 miles north-west of Doncaster