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Where is Watton?

Watton is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles south of the town of Driffield, 14 miles north of the major city of Kingston upon Hull, and 168 miles north of London. Watton was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Watton falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO25 postcode district. The post town for Watton is Driffield.

Watton on a map

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

Which county is Watton in?

Watton is in the ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire

Where is Watton in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Watton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of East Riding of Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Watton within East Riding of Yorkshire
Location of Watton within East Riding of Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Watton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Watton is YO25 9BW.

Where is Watton in YO25?

Watton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO25 postcode district.

Map showing location of Watton within YO25
Location of Watton within YO25

What is the post town for Watton?

The post town for Watton is Driffield. Watton is in the YO25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Driffield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Watton?

The centre of Watton is located at position 53.93578° latitude and -0.44971° longitude.

Latitude53.93578°
Longitude-0.44971°

What is the easting and northing of Watton?

The centre of Watton is located at the grid reference easting 501874 and northing 449964 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting501874
Northing449964

What are the nearest towns to Watton?

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

south
5m
Watton is 5 miles south of Driffield
north
6m
Watton is 6 miles north of Beverley
north-east
10m
Watton is 10 miles north-east of Market Weighton
north
11m
Watton is 11 miles north of Cottingham
west
12m
Watton is 12 miles west of Hornsea
north-east
13m
Watton is 13 miles north-east of South Cave
east
13m
Watton is 13 miles east of Pocklington
south-west
15m
Watton is 15 miles south-west of Bridlington
north
15m
Watton is 15 miles north of Hessle
north-west
17m
Watton is 17 miles north-west of Hedon

What are the nearest cities to Watton?

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

north
14m
Watton is 14 miles north of Kingston upon Hull
east
26m
Watton is 26 miles east of York
north-east
40m
Watton is 40 miles north-east of Doncaster
east
46m
Watton is 46 miles east of Ripon
east
46m
Watton is 46 miles east of Leeds
north-east
46m
Watton is 46 miles north-east of Wakefield
north
49m
Watton is 49 miles north of Lincoln
east
54m
Watton is 54 miles east of Bradford
north-east
57m
Watton is 57 miles north-east of Sheffield
north
74m
Watton is 74 miles north of Nottingham