Bishop Thornton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles north-west of the major town of Harrogate, 145 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 187 miles north of London. Bishop Thornton was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Bishop Thornton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the HG3 postcode district. The post town for Bishop Thornton is Harrogate.
Bishop Thornton 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 |
Bishop Thornton 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 Bishop Thornton is HG3 3JU.
Bishop Thornton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HG3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HG3 postcode district.
The post town for Bishop Thornton is Harrogate. Bishop Thornton is in the HG3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Harrogate.
The centre of Bishop Thornton is located at position 54.06542° latitude and -1.60087° longitude.
Latitude | 54.06542° |
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Longitude | -1.60087° |
The centre of Bishop Thornton is located at the grid reference easting 426220 and northing 463349 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 426220 |
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Northing | 463349 |
Position of Bishop Thornton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishop Thornton to the centre of the town.
Position of Bishop Thornton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishop Thornton to the centre of the city.