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  1. Forest Moor

Where is Forest Moor?

Forest Moor is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile south-west of the town of Knaresborough, three miles east of the major town of Harrogate, 151 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 181 miles north of London. Forest Moor lies five miles north-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Forest Moor falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the HG5 postcode district. The post town for Forest Moor is Knaresborough.

Forest Moor on a map

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

Which county is Forest Moor in?

Forest Moor 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 Forest Moor in North Yorkshire?

Forest Moor 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 Forest Moor within North Yorkshire
Location of Forest Moor within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Forest Moor?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forest Moor is HG5 8JS.

Where is Forest Moor in HG5?

Forest Moor is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HG5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HG5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forest Moor within HG5
Location of Forest Moor within HG5

What is the post town for Forest Moor?

The post town for Forest Moor is Knaresborough. Forest Moor is in the HG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knaresborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Forest Moor?

The centre of Forest Moor is located at position 53.99655° latitude and -1.47737° longitude.

Latitude53.99655°
Longitude-1.47737°

What is the easting and northing of Forest Moor?

The centre of Forest Moor is located at the grid reference easting 434359 and northing 455739 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting434359
Northing455739

What are the nearest towns to Forest Moor?

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

south-west
1m
Forest Moor is 1 mile south-west of Knaresborough
east
3m
Forest Moor is 3 miles east of Harrogate
north-west
6m
Forest Moor is 6 miles north-west of Wetherby
south-west
8m
Forest Moor is 8 miles south-west of Boroughbridge
north-east
11m
Forest Moor is 11 miles north-east of Otley
north-west
12m
Forest Moor is 12 miles north-west of Tadcaster
north-east
12m
Forest Moor is 12 miles north-east of Yeadon
north-east
13m
Forest Moor is 13 miles north-east of Guiseley
south-east
13m
Forest Moor is 13 miles south-east of Pateley Bridge
south-west
14m
Forest Moor is 14 miles south-west of Easingwold

What are the nearest cities to Forest Moor?

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

south
10m
Forest Moor is 10 miles south of Ripon
north
14m
Forest Moor is 14 miles north of Leeds
west
16m
Forest Moor is 16 miles west of York
north-east
18m
Forest Moor is 18 miles north-east of Bradford
north
22m
Forest Moor is 22 miles north of Wakefield
north-west
36m
Forest Moor is 36 miles north-west of Doncaster
north
42m
Forest Moor is 42 miles north of Sheffield
north-east
48m
Forest Moor is 48 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
49m
Forest Moor is 49 miles north-east of Salford
west
50m
Forest Moor is 50 miles west of Kingston upon Hull

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