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Where is Bolton?

Bolton is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-west of the town of Pocklington, 11 miles east of the major city of York, 167 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 171 miles north of London. Bolton lies four miles south-east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Bolton falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO41 postcode district. The post town for Bolton is York.

Bolton on a map

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

Which county is Bolton in?

Bolton is in the ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire

Where is Bolton in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Bolton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of East Riding of Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Bolton within East Riding of Yorkshire
Location of Bolton within East Riding of Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Bolton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bolton is YO41 5QT.

Where is Bolton in YO41?

Bolton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the YO41 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO41 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bolton within YO41
Location of Bolton within YO41

What is the post town for Bolton?

The post town for Bolton is York. Bolton is in the YO41 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bolton?

The centre of Bolton is located at position 53.96074° latitude and -0.82597° longitude.

Latitude53.96074°
Longitude-0.82597°

What is the easting and northing of Bolton?

The centre of Bolton is located at the grid reference easting 477128 and northing 452267 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting477128
Northing452267

What are the nearest towns to Bolton?

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

north-west
3m
Bolton is 3 miles north-west of Pocklington
north-west
9m
Bolton is 9 miles north-west of Market Weighton
east
11m
Bolton is 11 miles east of Haxby
south
12m
Bolton is 12 miles south of Norton-on-Derwent
south
12m
Bolton is 12 miles south of Malton
north
15m
Bolton is 15 miles north of Howden
north-east
16m
Bolton is 16 miles north-east of Selby
west
16m
Bolton is 16 miles west of Driffield
north-west
16m
Bolton is 16 miles north-west of South Cave
north
18m
Bolton is 18 miles north of Goole

What are the nearest cities to Bolton?

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

east
11m
Bolton is 11 miles east of York
north-west
25m
Bolton is 25 miles north-west of Kingston upon Hull
east
31m
Bolton is 31 miles east of Ripon
east
32m
Bolton is 32 miles east of Leeds
north
33m
Bolton is 33 miles north of Doncaster
north-east
34m
Bolton is 34 miles north-east of Wakefield
east
40m
Bolton is 40 miles east of Bradford
north-east
48m
Bolton is 48 miles north-east of Sheffield
north
52m
Bolton is 52 miles north of Lincoln
south-east
64m
Bolton is 64 miles south-east of Durham