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Where is Whixley?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Whixley in?

Whixley 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 Whixley in 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.

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

What is the postcode for Whixley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whixley is YO26 8AP.

Where is Whixley in YO26?

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.

Map showing location of Whixley within YO26
Location of Whixley within YO26

What is the post town for Whixley?

The post town for Whixley is York. Whixley is in the YO26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whixley?

The centre of Whixley is located at position 54.01667° latitude and -1.32515° longitude.

Latitude54.01667°
Longitude-1.32515°

What is the easting and northing of Whixley?

The centre of Whixley is located at the grid reference easting 444317 and northing 458062 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting444317
Northing458062

What are the nearest towns to Whixley?

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

east
6m
Whixley is 6 miles east of Knaresborough
south-east
6m
Whixley is 6 miles south-east of Boroughbridge
north
7m
Whixley is 7 miles north of Wetherby
south-west
9m
Whixley is 9 miles south-west of Easingwold
east
9m
Whixley is 9 miles east of Harrogate
north
9m
Whixley is 9 miles north of Tadcaster
west
10m
Whixley is 10 miles west of Haxby
south
15m
Whixley is 15 miles south of Thirsk
north
16m
Whixley is 16 miles north of Garforth
north-east
17m
Whixley is 17 miles north-east of Otley

What are the nearest cities to Whixley?

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

west
11m
Whixley is 11 miles west of York
south-east
12m
Whixley is 12 miles south-east of Ripon
north-east
18m
Whixley is 18 miles north-east of Leeds
north-east
23m
Whixley is 23 miles north-east of Bradford
north
24m
Whixley is 24 miles north of Wakefield
north
35m
Whixley is 35 miles north of Doncaster
north
44m
Whixley is 44 miles north of Sheffield
north-west
45m
Whixley is 45 miles north-west of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
53m
Whixley is 53 miles north-east of Manchester
south
54m
Whixley is 54 miles south of Durham