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Where is Folkton?

Folkton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles west of the town of Filey, 32 miles north of the major city of Kingston upon Hull, 164 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 186 miles north of London. Folkton lies two miles north of the East Riding of Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Folkton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO11 postcode district. The post town for Folkton is Scarborough.

Folkton on a map

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

Which county is Folkton in?

Folkton 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 Folkton in North Yorkshire?

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

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

What is the postcode for Folkton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Folkton is YO11 3UH.

Where is Folkton in YO11?

Folkton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Folkton within YO11
Location of Folkton within YO11

What is the post town for Folkton?

The post town for Folkton is Scarborough. Folkton is in the YO11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Scarborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Folkton?

The centre of Folkton is located at position 54.20378° latitude and -0.38019° longitude.

Latitude54.20378°
Longitude-0.38019°

What is the easting and northing of Folkton?

The centre of Folkton is located at the grid reference easting 505755 and northing 479882 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting505755
Northing479882

What are the nearest towns to Folkton?

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

west
4m
Folkton is 4 miles west of Filey
south
5m
Folkton is 5 miles south of Scarborough
north-west
11m
Folkton is 11 miles north-west of Bridlington
north
14m
Folkton is 14 miles north of Driffield
east
16m
Folkton is 16 miles east of Pickering
east
17m
Folkton is 17 miles east of Norton-on-Derwent
east
18m
Folkton is 18 miles east of Malton
south-east
22m
Folkton is 22 miles south-east of Whitby
north-west
22m
Folkton is 22 miles north-west of Hornsea
east
23m
Folkton is 23 miles east of Kirkbymoorside

What are the nearest cities to Folkton?

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

north
32m
Folkton is 32 miles north of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
33m
Folkton is 33 miles north-east of York
east
47m
Folkton is 47 miles east of Ripon
north-east
55m
Folkton is 55 miles north-east of Leeds
north-east
56m
Folkton is 56 miles north-east of Doncaster
north-east
58m
Folkton is 58 miles north-east of Wakefield
south-east
63m
Folkton is 63 miles south-east of Durham
north-east
63m
Folkton is 63 miles north-east of Bradford
south-east
63m
Folkton is 63 miles south-east of Sunderland
north
67m
Folkton is 67 miles north of Lincoln