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Where is Long Drax?

Long Drax is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles west of the town of Howden, 16 miles south of the major city of York, and 158 miles north of London. Long Drax lies just south-west of the East Riding of Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Long Drax falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO8 postcode district. The post town for Long Drax is Selby.

Long Drax on a map

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

Which county is Long Drax in?

Long Drax 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 Long Drax in North Yorkshire?

Long Drax is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Long Drax within North Yorkshire
Location of Long Drax within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Long Drax?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Long Drax is YO8 8NH.

Where is Long Drax in YO8?

Long Drax is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO8 postcode district.

Location of Long Drax within YO8
Location of Long Drax within YO8

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What is the post town for Long Drax?

The post town for Long Drax is Selby. Long Drax is in the YO8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Selby.

What is the latitude and longitude of Long Drax?

The centre of Long Drax is located at position 53.74577° latitude and -0.9644° longitude.

Latitude53.74577°
Longitude-0.9644°

What is the easting and northing of Long Drax?

The centre of Long Drax is located at the grid reference easting 468394 and northing 428208 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting468394
Northing428208

What are the nearest towns to Long Drax?

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

west
4m
Long Drax is 4 miles west of Howden
north-west
5m
Long Drax is 5 miles north-west of Goole
south-east
5m
Long Drax is 5 miles south-east of Selby
north
9m
Long Drax is 9 miles north of Thorne
north-west
11m
Long Drax is 11 miles north-west of Crowle
east
12m
Long Drax is 12 miles east of Knottingley
east
15m
Long Drax is 15 miles east of Pontefract
south-west
15m
Long Drax is 15 miles south-west of Market Weighton
south-west
15m
Long Drax is 15 miles south-west of Pocklington
west
15m
Long Drax is 15 miles west of South Cave

What are the nearest cities to Long Drax?

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

south
16m
Long Drax is 16 miles south of York
north-east
17m
Long Drax is 17 miles north-east of Doncaster
east
22m
Long Drax is 22 miles east of Wakefield
east
24m
Long Drax is 24 miles east of Leeds
west
26m
Long Drax is 26 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
east
33m
Long Drax is 33 miles east of Bradford
north-east
33m
Long Drax is 33 miles north-east of Sheffield
south-east
35m
Long Drax is 35 miles south-east of Ripon
north-west
39m
Long Drax is 39 miles north-west of Lincoln
north
55m
Long Drax is 55 miles north of Nottingham