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Where is Firby?

Firby is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile south of the town of Bedale, 17 miles south of the major town of Darlington, 132 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 200 miles north of London. Firby was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Firby falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL8 postcode district.

Firby on a map

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

Which county is Firby in?

Firby 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 Firby in North Yorkshire?

Firby 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.

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

What is the postcode for Firby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Firby is DL8 2PW.

Where is Firby in DL8?

Firby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Firby within DL8
Location of Firby within DL8

What is the latitude and longitude of Firby?

The centre of Firby is located at position 54.2731° latitude and -1.5901° longitude.

Latitude54.2731°
Longitude-1.5901°

What is the easting and northing of Firby?

The centre of Firby is located at the grid reference easting 426791 and northing 486461 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting426791
Northing486461

What are the nearest towns to Firby?

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

south
1m
Firby is 1 mile south of Bedale
north-east
4m
Firby is 4 miles north-east of Masham
south-west
8m
Firby is 8 miles south-west of Northallerton
east
9m
Firby is 9 miles east of Middleham
east
10m
Firby is 10 miles east of Leyburn
west
10m
Firby is 10 miles west of Thirsk
south-east
11m
Firby is 11 miles south-east of Richmond
north-east
15m
Firby is 15 miles north-east of Pateley Bridge
north-west
15m
Firby is 15 miles north-west of Boroughbridge
south
17m
Firby is 17 miles south of Darlington

What are the nearest cities to Firby?

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

north
10m
Firby is 10 miles north of Ripon
north-west
30m
Firby is 30 miles north-west of York
north
33m
Firby is 33 miles north of Leeds
north
34m
Firby is 34 miles north of Bradford
south
35m
Firby is 35 miles south of Durham
north
41m
Firby is 41 miles north of Wakefield
south
44m
Firby is 44 miles south of Sunderland
south
49m
Firby is 49 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
east
52m
Firby is 52 miles east of Lancaster
north
55m
Firby is 55 miles north of Doncaster