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Where is Knapton?

Knapton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles west of the major city of York, 160 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 174 miles north of London. Knapton lies six miles north-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Knapton falls within the unitary authority of York. It is in the YO26 postcode district. The post town for Knapton is York.

Knapton on a map

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

Which county is Knapton in?

Knapton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of York.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyYork

Where is Knapton in North Yorkshire?

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

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

What is the postcode for Knapton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Knapton is YO26 6QH.

Where is Knapton in YO26?

Knapton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the YO26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Knapton within YO26
Location of Knapton within YO26

What is the post town for Knapton?

The post town for Knapton is York. Knapton is in the YO26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.

What is the latitude and longitude of Knapton?

The centre of Knapton is located at position 53.96104° latitude and -1.14594° longitude.

Latitude53.96104°
Longitude-1.14594°

What is the easting and northing of Knapton?

The centre of Knapton is located at the grid reference easting 456134 and northing 451999 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting456134
Northing451999

What are the nearest towns to Knapton?

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

south-west
5m
Knapton is 5 miles south-west of Haxby
north-east
7m
Knapton is 7 miles north-east of Tadcaster
east
10m
Knapton is 10 miles east of Wetherby
south
11m
Knapton is 11 miles south of Easingwold
north
13m
Knapton is 13 miles north of Selby
east
13m
Knapton is 13 miles east of Knaresborough
south-east
14m
Knapton is 14 miles south-east of Boroughbridge
west
15m
Knapton is 15 miles west of Pocklington
north-east
15m
Knapton is 15 miles north-east of Garforth
east
16m
Knapton is 16 miles east of Harrogate

What are the nearest cities to Knapton?

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

west
3m
Knapton is 3 miles west of York
south-east
20m
Knapton is 20 miles south-east of Ripon
north-east
20m
Knapton is 20 miles north-east of Leeds
north-east
24m
Knapton is 24 miles north-east of Wakefield
north-east
28m
Knapton is 28 miles north-east of Bradford
north
30m
Knapton is 30 miles north of Doncaster
north-west
36m
Knapton is 36 miles north-west of Kingston upon Hull
north
42m
Knapton is 42 miles north of Sheffield
north-east
56m
Knapton is 56 miles north-east of Manchester
north-west
56m
Knapton is 56 miles north-west of Lincoln