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Where is Askern?

Askern is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the town of Adwick le Street, six miles north of the major town of Doncaster, and 151 miles north of London. Askern lies roughly one mile south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Askern falls within the metropolitan district council of Doncaster. It is in the DN6 postcode district. The post town for Askern is Doncaster.

Askern on a map

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

Which county is Askern in?

Askern is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Askern in South Yorkshire?

Askern is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Askern within South Yorkshire
Location of Askern within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Askern?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Askern is DN6 0HY.

Where is Askern in DN6?

Askern is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Askern within DN6
Location of Askern within DN6

What is the post town for Askern?

The post town for Askern is Doncaster. Askern is in the DN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Doncaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Askern?

The centre of Askern is located at position 53.61599° latitude and -1.15226° longitude.

Latitude53.61599°
Longitude-1.15226°

What is the easting and northing of Askern?

The centre of Askern is located at the grid reference easting 456178 and northing 413605 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting456178
Northing413605

What are the nearest towns to Askern?

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

north-east
3m
Askern is 3 miles north-east of Adwick le Street
north
5m
Askern is 5 miles north of Bentley
east
6m
Askern is 6 miles east of South Elmsall
east
7m
Askern is 7 miles east of South Kirkby
south-east
8m
Askern is 8 miles south-east of Knottingley
west
8m
Askern is 8 miles west of Thorne
east
8m
Askern is 8 miles east of Hemsworth
south-east
8m
Askern is 8 miles south-east of Pontefract
north-east
8m
Askern is 8 miles north-east of Thurnscoe
north-east
8m
Askern is 8 miles north-east of Goldthorpe

What are the nearest cities to Askern?

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

north
7m
Askern is 7 miles north of Doncaster
east
15m
Askern is 15 miles east of Wakefield
south-east
21m
Askern is 21 miles south-east of Leeds
north-east
21m
Askern is 21 miles north-east of Sheffield
south
24m
Askern is 24 miles south of York
south-east
28m
Askern is 28 miles south-east of Bradford
west
35m
Askern is 35 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
north-west
37m
Askern is 37 miles north-west of Lincoln
south-east
39m
Askern is 39 miles south-east of Ripon
north
46m
Askern is 46 miles north of Nottingham

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