Embsay is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-east of the town of Skipton, 16 miles north-west of the major city of Bradford, 145 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 187 miles north-west of London. Embsay lies two miles north-west of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Embsay falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the BD23 postcode district. The post town for Embsay is Skipton.
Embsay 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 |
Embsay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Embsay is BD23 6RB.
Embsay is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district.
The post town for Embsay is Skipton. Embsay is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.
The centre of Embsay is located at position 53.98018° latitude and -1.98793° longitude.
Latitude | 53.98018° |
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Longitude | -1.98793° |
The centre of Embsay is located at the grid reference easting 400889 and northing 453792 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 400889 |
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Northing | 453792 |
Position of Embsay relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Embsay to the centre of the town.
Position of Embsay relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Embsay to the centre of the city.