Thornton Rust is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, nine miles west of the town of Leyburn, 25 miles south-west of the major town of Darlington, 123 miles south of Edinburgh, 200 miles north of Cardiff, and 208 miles north-west of London. Thornton Rust was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Thornton Rust falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL8 postcode district.
Thornton Rust 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 |
Thornton Rust is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornton Rust is DL8 3AW.
Thornton Rust is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL8 postcode district.
The centre of Thornton Rust is located at position 54.29591° latitude and -2.04511° longitude.
Latitude | 54.29591° |
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Longitude | -2.04511° |
The centre of Thornton Rust is located at the grid reference easting 397162 and northing 488923 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 397162 |
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Northing | 488923 |
Position of Thornton Rust relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornton Rust to the centre of the town.
Position of Thornton Rust relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornton Rust to the centre of the city.