Whixley is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles east of the town of Knaresborough, nine miles east of the major town of Harrogate, 153 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 180 miles north of London. Whixley lies five miles north-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Whixley falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO26 postcode district. The post town for Whixley is York.
Whixley 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 |
Whixley 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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whixley is YO26 8AP.
Whixley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the YO26 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the YO26 postcode district.
The post town for Whixley is York. Whixley is in the YO26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.
The centre of Whixley is located at position 54.01667° latitude and -1.32515° longitude.
Latitude | 54.01667° |
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Longitude | -1.32515° |
The centre of Whixley is located at the grid reference easting 444317 and northing 458062 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 444317 |
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Northing | 458062 |
Position of Whixley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whixley to the centre of the town.
Position of Whixley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whixley to the centre of the city.