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 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 |
Towton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Towton is LS24 9PD.
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.
The post town for Towton is Tadcaster. Towton is in the LS24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tadcaster.
The centre of Towton is located at position 53.84977° latitude and -1.26243° longitude.
Latitude | 53.84977° |
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Longitude | -1.26243° |
The centre of Towton is located at the grid reference easting 448620 and northing 439533 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 448620 |
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Northing | 439533 |
Position of Towton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Towton to the centre of the town.
Position of Towton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Towton to the centre of the city.