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Where is Whenby?

Whenby is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles east of the town of Easingwold, 11 miles north of the major city of York, 153 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 184 miles north of London. Whenby was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Whenby falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO61 postcode district. The post town for Whenby is York.

Whenby on a map

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

Which county is Whenby in?

Whenby 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 Whenby in North Yorkshire?

Whenby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Whenby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whenby is YO61 4SE.

Where is Whenby in YO61?

Whenby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the YO61 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the YO61 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whenby within YO61
Location of Whenby within YO61

What is the post town for Whenby?

The post town for Whenby is York. Whenby is in the YO61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whenby?

The centre of Whenby is located at position 54.12068° latitude and -1.03796° longitude.

Latitude54.12068°
Longitude-1.03796°

What is the easting and northing of Whenby?

The centre of Whenby is located at the grid reference easting 462977 and northing 469851 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting462977
Northing469851

What are the nearest towns to Whenby?

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

east
6m
Whenby is 6 miles east of Easingwold
north
7m
Whenby is 7 miles north of Haxby
south
9m
Whenby is 9 miles south of Helmsley
west
10m
Whenby is 10 miles west of Malton
west
10m
Whenby is 10 miles west of Norton-on-Derwent
south
11m
Whenby is 11 miles south of Kirkbymoorside
south-west
14m
Whenby is 14 miles south-west of Pickering
south-east
15m
Whenby is 15 miles south-east of Thirsk
east
15m
Whenby is 15 miles east of Boroughbridge
north-west
17m
Whenby is 17 miles north-west of Pocklington

What are the nearest cities to Whenby?

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

north
11m
Whenby is 11 miles north of York
east
20m
Whenby is 20 miles east of Ripon
north-east
30m
Whenby is 30 miles north-east of Leeds
north-east
36m
Whenby is 36 miles north-east of Wakefield
north-east
37m
Whenby is 37 miles north-east of Bradford
north-west
39m
Whenby is 39 miles north-west of Kingston upon Hull
north
42m
Whenby is 42 miles north of Doncaster
south-east
50m
Whenby is 50 miles south-east of Durham
north
54m
Whenby is 54 miles north of Sheffield
south
56m
Whenby is 56 miles south of Sunderland