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  1. Embsay

Where is Embsay?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Embsay in?

Embsay is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Embsay in North Yorkshire?

Embsay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Embsay within North Yorkshire
Location of Embsay within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Embsay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Embsay is BD23 6RB.

Where is Embsay in BD23?

Embsay is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Embsay within BD23
Location of Embsay within BD23

What is the post town for Embsay?

The post town for Embsay is Skipton. Embsay is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Embsay?

The centre of Embsay is located at position 53.98018° latitude and -1.98793° longitude.

Latitude53.98018°
Longitude-1.98793°

What is the easting and northing of Embsay?

The centre of Embsay is located at the grid reference easting 400889 and northing 453792 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting400889
Northing453792

What are the nearest towns to Embsay?

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

north-east
2m
Embsay is 2 miles north-east of Skipton
north-west
5m
Embsay is 5 miles north-west of Silsden
north-east
8m
Embsay is 8 miles north-east of Earby
north-west
8m
Embsay is 8 miles north-west of Ilkley
north
8m
Embsay is 8 miles north of Keighley
north-east
9m
Embsay is 9 miles north-east of Barnoldswick
north-east
11m
Embsay is 11 miles north-east of Trawden
north-west
11m
Embsay is 11 miles north-west of Bingley
north-east
11m
Embsay is 11 miles north-east of Colne
south-west
12m
Embsay is 12 miles south-west of Pateley Bridge

What are the nearest cities to Embsay?

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

north-west
16m
Embsay is 16 miles north-west of Bradford
south-west
22m
Embsay is 22 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
22m
Embsay is 22 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
29m
Embsay is 29 miles north-west of Wakefield
north-east
33m
Embsay is 33 miles north-east of Preston
east
34m
Embsay is 34 miles east of Lancaster
north
36m
Embsay is 36 miles north of Manchester
north
37m
Embsay is 37 miles north of Salford
west
37m
Embsay is 37 miles west of York
north-west
47m
Embsay is 47 miles north-west of Sheffield

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