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Where is Grimsby?

Grimsby is located in the county of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles west of the town of Cleethorpes, and 142 miles north of London. Grimsby lies four miles south-east of the East Riding of Yorkshire border. Grimsby falls within the unitary authority of North East Lincolnshire. It is in the DN31 postcode district. The post town for Grimsby is Grimsby.

Grimsby on a map

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

Which county is Grimsby in?

Grimsby is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of North East Lincolnshire.

Ceremonial CountyLincolnshire
Historic CountyLincolnshire
Administrative CountyNorth East Lincolnshire

Where is Grimsby in Lincolnshire?

Grimsby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lincolnshire.

Map showing location of Grimsby within Lincolnshire
Location of Grimsby within Lincolnshire

What is the postcode for Grimsby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Grimsby is DN31 1JB.

Where is Grimsby in DN31?

Grimsby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DN31 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DN31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Grimsby within DN31
Location of Grimsby within DN31

What is the post town for Grimsby?

The post town for Grimsby is Grimsby. Grimsby is in the DN31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grimsby.

What is the latitude and longitude of Grimsby?

The centre of Grimsby is located at position 53.56511° latitude and -0.08383° longitude.

Latitude53.56511°
Longitude-0.08383°

What is the easting and northing of Grimsby?

The centre of Grimsby is located at the grid reference easting 527004 and northing 409318 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting527004
Northing409318

What are the nearest towns to Grimsby?

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

west
2m
Grimsby is 2 miles west of Cleethorpes
south-east
6m
Grimsby is 6 miles south-east of Immingham
south
12m
Grimsby is 12 miles south of Withernsea
south-east
13m
Grimsby is 13 miles south-east of Hedon
north
14m
Grimsby is 14 miles north of Louth
north-east
16m
Grimsby is 16 miles north-east of Market Rasen
east
17m
Grimsby is 17 miles east of Brigg
south-east
17m
Grimsby is 17 miles south-east of Barton-upon-Humber
south-east
18m
Grimsby is 18 miles south-east of Hessle
south-east
20m
Grimsby is 20 miles south-east of Cottingham

What are the nearest cities to Grimsby?

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

south-east
16m
Grimsby is 16 miles south-east of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
30m
Grimsby is 30 miles north-east of Lincoln
east
43m
Grimsby is 43 miles east of Doncaster
south-east
49m
Grimsby is 49 miles south-east of York
east
59m
Grimsby is 59 miles east of Sheffield
east
59m
Grimsby is 59 miles east of Wakefield
north-east
61m
Grimsby is 61 miles north-east of Nottingham
east
62m
Grimsby is 62 miles east of Leeds
north
69m
Grimsby is 69 miles north of Peterborough
east
70m
Grimsby is 70 miles east of Bradford

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