Wistow is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-west of the town of Selby, ten miles south of the major city of York, and 164 miles north of London. Wistow lies seven miles west of the East Riding of Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Wistow falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO8 postcode district. The post town for Wistow is Selby.
Wistow 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 |
Wistow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wistow is YO8 3XQ.
Wistow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the YO8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the YO8 postcode district.
The post town for Wistow is Selby. Wistow is in the YO8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Selby.
The centre of Wistow is located at position 53.81405° latitude and -1.10036° longitude.
Latitude | 53.81405° |
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Longitude | -1.10036° |
The centre of Wistow is located at the grid reference easting 459332 and northing 435682 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 459332 |
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Northing | 435682 |
Position of Wistow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wistow to the centre of the town.
Position of Wistow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wistow to the centre of the city.