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 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 |
Wharfe 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 Wharfe is LA2 8DQ.
Wharfe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district.
The post town for Wharfe is Lancaster. Wharfe is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.
The centre of Wharfe is located at position 54.12186° latitude and -2.33335° longitude.
Latitude | 54.12186° |
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Longitude | -2.33335° |
The centre of Wharfe is located at the grid reference easting 378310 and northing 469607 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 378310 |
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Northing | 469607 |
Position of Wharfe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wharfe to the centre of the town.
Position of Wharfe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wharfe to the centre of the city.