Wensley is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile west of the town of Leyburn, 20 miles south-west of the major town of Darlington, 126 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 203 miles north of Cardiff, and 206 miles north of London. Wensley was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Wensley falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL8 postcode district.
Wensley 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 |
Wensley 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 Wensley is DL8 4HS.
Wensley 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 Wensley is located at position 54.30175° latitude and -1.85861° longitude.
Latitude | 54.30175° |
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Longitude | -1.85861° |
The centre of Wensley is located at the grid reference easting 409299 and northing 489580 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 409299 |
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Northing | 489580 |
Position of Wensley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wensley to the centre of the town.
Position of Wensley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wensley to the centre of the city.