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Where is Fordon?

Fordon is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles south-west of the town of Filey, 29 miles north of the major city of Kingston upon Hull, 166 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north of London. Fordon lies just east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Fordon falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO25 postcode district. The post town for Fordon is Driffield.

Fordon on a map

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

Which county is Fordon in?

Fordon 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 Fordon in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Fordon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Fordon within East Riding of Yorkshire
Location of Fordon within East Riding of Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Fordon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fordon is YO25 3HT.

Where is Fordon in YO25?

Fordon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the YO25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO25 postcode district.

Map showing location of Fordon within YO25
Location of Fordon within YO25

What is the post town for Fordon?

The post town for Fordon is Driffield. Fordon is in the YO25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Driffield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fordon?

The centre of Fordon is located at position 54.16155° latitude and -0.3963° longitude.

Latitude54.16155°
Longitude-0.3963°

What is the easting and northing of Fordon?

The centre of Fordon is located at the grid reference easting 504811 and northing 475159 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting504811
Northing475159

What are the nearest towns to Fordon?

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

south-west
5m
Fordon is 5 miles south-west of Filey
south
8m
Fordon is 8 miles south of Scarborough
north-west
10m
Fordon is 10 miles north-west of Bridlington
north
11m
Fordon is 11 miles north of Driffield
east
16m
Fordon is 16 miles east of Norton-on-Derwent
east
16m
Fordon is 16 miles east of Malton
east
17m
Fordon is 17 miles east of Pickering
north-west
20m
Fordon is 20 miles north-west of Hornsea
north
22m
Fordon is 22 miles north of Beverley
north-east
22m
Fordon is 22 miles north-east of Pocklington

What are the nearest cities to Fordon?

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

north
29m
Fordon is 29 miles north of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
31m
Fordon is 31 miles north-east of York
east
46m
Fordon is 46 miles east of Ripon
north-east
53m
Fordon is 53 miles north-east of Leeds
north-east
53m
Fordon is 53 miles north-east of Doncaster
north-east
56m
Fordon is 56 miles north-east of Wakefield
north-east
61m
Fordon is 61 miles north-east of Bradford
south-east
64m
Fordon is 64 miles south-east of Durham
north
64m
Fordon is 64 miles north of Lincoln
south-east
65m
Fordon is 65 miles south-east of Sunderland