Tanton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles south-east of the town of Thornaby-on-Tees, six miles south of the major town of Middlesbrough, 128 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 210 miles north of London. Tanton lies six miles south-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Tanton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the TS9 postcode district. The post town for Tanton is Middlesbrough.
Tanton 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 |
Tanton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tanton is TS9 5JT.
Tanton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TS9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TS9 postcode district.
The post town for Tanton is Middlesbrough. Tanton is in the TS9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Middlesbrough.
The centre of Tanton is located at position 54.48782° latitude and -1.19377° longitude.
Latitude | 54.48782° |
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Longitude | -1.19377° |
The centre of Tanton is located at the grid reference easting 452327 and northing 510574 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 452327 |
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Northing | 510574 |
Position of Tanton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tanton to the centre of the town.
Position of Tanton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tanton to the centre of the city.