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Where is Wharfe?

Wharfe is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles north-west of the town of Settle, 23 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 131 miles south of Edinburgh, 186 miles north of Cardiff, and 202 miles north-west of London. Wharfe lies five miles north-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Wharfe falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Wharfe is Lancaster.

Wharfe on a map

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

Which county is Wharfe in?

Wharfe 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 Wharfe in North Yorkshire?

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

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

What is the postcode for Wharfe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wharfe is LA2 8DQ.

Where is Wharfe in LA2?

Wharfe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wharfe within LA2
Location of Wharfe within LA2

What is the post town for Wharfe?

The post town for Wharfe is Lancaster. Wharfe is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wharfe?

The centre of Wharfe is located at position 54.12186° latitude and -2.33335° longitude.

Latitude54.12186°
Longitude-2.33335°

What is the easting and northing of Wharfe?

The centre of Wharfe is located at the grid reference easting 378310 and northing 469607 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting378310
Northing469607

What are the nearest towns to Wharfe?

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

north-west
4m
Wharfe is 4 miles north-west of Settle
east
7m
Wharfe is 7 miles east of High Bentham
south-east
12m
Wharfe is 12 miles south-east of Kirkby Lonsdale
north
15m
Wharfe is 15 miles north of Barnoldswick
south-east
16m
Wharfe is 16 miles south-east of Sedbergh
north-west
16m
Wharfe is 16 miles north-west of Earby
north-west
17m
Wharfe is 17 miles north-west of Skipton
north
17m
Wharfe is 17 miles north of Clitheroe
east
18m
Wharfe is 18 miles east of Carnforth
north
19m
Wharfe is 19 miles north of Barrowford

What are the nearest cities to Wharfe?

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

east
20m
Wharfe is 20 miles east of Lancaster
north-east
29m
Wharfe is 29 miles north-east of Preston
north-west
33m
Wharfe is 33 miles north-west of Bradford
west
33m
Wharfe is 33 miles west of Ripon
north-west
39m
Wharfe is 39 miles north-west of Leeds
north
44m
Wharfe is 44 miles north of Salford
north
45m
Wharfe is 45 miles north of Manchester
north-west
46m
Wharfe is 46 miles north-west of Wakefield
west
52m
Wharfe is 52 miles west of York
south-west
55m
Wharfe is 55 miles south-west of Durham