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Where is Breighton?

Breighton is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles north-west of the town of Howden, 13 miles south-east of the major city of York, and 161 miles north of London. Breighton lies just south-east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Breighton falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO8 postcode district. The post town for Breighton is Selby.

Breighton on a map

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

Which county is Breighton in?

Breighton 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 Breighton in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Breighton 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 Breighton within East Riding of Yorkshire
Location of Breighton within East Riding of Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Breighton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Breighton is YO8 6DH.

Where is Breighton in YO8?

Breighton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the YO8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the YO8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Breighton within YO8
Location of Breighton within YO8

What is the post town for Breighton?

The post town for Breighton is Selby. Breighton is in the YO8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Selby.

What is the latitude and longitude of Breighton?

The centre of Breighton is located at position 53.79825° latitude and -0.92532° longitude.

Latitude53.79825°
Longitude-0.92532°

What is the easting and northing of Breighton?

The centre of Breighton is located at the grid reference easting 470883 and northing 434085 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting470883
Northing434085

What are the nearest towns to Breighton?

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

north-west
4m
Breighton is 4 miles north-west of Howden
east
6m
Breighton is 6 miles east of Selby
north
7m
Breighton is 7 miles north of Goole
south-west
11m
Breighton is 11 miles south-west of Pocklington
south-west
11m
Breighton is 11 miles south-west of Market Weighton
north
13m
Breighton is 13 miles north of Thorne
west
13m
Breighton is 13 miles west of South Cave
north
14m
Breighton is 14 miles north of Crowle
north-east
14m
Breighton is 14 miles north-east of Knottingley
south-east
15m
Breighton is 15 miles south-east of Tadcaster

What are the nearest cities to Breighton?

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

south-east
13m
Breighton is 13 miles south-east of York
north-east
21m
Breighton is 21 miles north-east of Doncaster
west
25m
Breighton is 25 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
east
25m
Breighton is 25 miles east of Wakefield
east
26m
Breighton is 26 miles east of Leeds
south-east
34m
Breighton is 34 miles south-east of Ripon
east
34m
Breighton is 34 miles east of Bradford
north-east
36m
Breighton is 36 miles north-east of Sheffield
north-west
42m
Breighton is 42 miles north-west of Lincoln
east
59m
Breighton is 59 miles east of Manchester