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Where is Towton?

Towton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south of the town of Tadcaster, 11 miles south-west of the major city of York, 164 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 168 miles north of London. Towton lies two miles north-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Towton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the LS24 postcode district. The post town for Towton is Tadcaster.

Towton on a map

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

Which county is Towton in?

Towton 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 Towton in North Yorkshire?

Towton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Towton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Towton is LS24 9PD.

Where is Towton in LS24?

Towton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LS24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LS24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Towton within LS24
Location of Towton within LS24

What is the post town for Towton?

The post town for Towton is Tadcaster. Towton is in the LS24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tadcaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Towton?

The centre of Towton is located at position 53.84977° latitude and -1.26243° longitude.

Latitude53.84977°
Longitude-1.26243°

What is the easting and northing of Towton?

The centre of Towton is located at the grid reference easting 448620 and northing 439533 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting448620
Northing439533

What are the nearest towns to Towton?

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

south
2m
Towton is 2 miles south of Tadcaster
north-east
7m
Towton is 7 miles north-east of Garforth
south-east
7m
Towton is 7 miles south-east of Wetherby
north-west
9m
Towton is 9 miles north-west of Selby
north-east
9m
Towton is 9 miles north-east of Castleford
north
10m
Towton is 10 miles north of Knottingley
north
11m
Towton is 11 miles north of Pontefract
north-east
11m
Towton is 11 miles north-east of Rothwell
north-east
12m
Towton is 12 miles north-east of Normanton
north
13m
Towton is 13 miles north of Featherstone

What are the nearest cities to Towton?

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

south-west
11m
Towton is 11 miles south-west of York
east
12m
Towton is 12 miles east of Leeds
north-east
15m
Towton is 15 miles north-east of Wakefield
east
21m
Towton is 21 miles east of Bradford
south-east
22m
Towton is 22 miles south-east of Ripon
north
23m
Towton is 23 miles north of Doncaster
north
33m
Towton is 33 miles north of Sheffield
west
39m
Towton is 39 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
48m
Towton is 48 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
49m
Towton is 49 miles north-east of Salford