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Where is Melbourne?

Melbourne is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles south-west of the town of Pocklington, 11 miles south-east of the major city of York, and 167 miles north of London. Melbourne lies two miles south-east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Melbourne falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO42 postcode district. The post town for Melbourne is York.

Melbourne on a map

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

Which county is Melbourne in?

Melbourne 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 Melbourne in East Riding of Yorkshire?

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

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

What is the postcode for Melbourne?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Melbourne is YO42 4SL.

Where is Melbourne in YO42?

Melbourne is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO42 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the YO42 postcode district.

Map showing location of Melbourne within YO42
Location of Melbourne within YO42

What is the post town for Melbourne?

The post town for Melbourne is York. Melbourne is in the YO42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.

What is the latitude and longitude of Melbourne?

The centre of Melbourne is located at position 53.88754° latitude and -0.85901° longitude.

Latitude53.88754°
Longitude-0.85901°

What is the easting and northing of Melbourne?

The centre of Melbourne is located at the grid reference easting 475091 and northing 444087 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting475091
Northing444087

What are the nearest towns to Melbourne?

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

south-west
4m
Melbourne is 4 miles south-west of Pocklington
west
8m
Melbourne is 8 miles west of Market Weighton
north
10m
Melbourne is 10 miles north of Howden
north-east
11m
Melbourne is 11 miles north-east of Selby
south-east
12m
Melbourne is 12 miles south-east of Haxby
north
13m
Melbourne is 13 miles north of Goole
north-west
13m
Melbourne is 13 miles north-west of South Cave
east
17m
Melbourne is 17 miles east of Tadcaster
south
17m
Melbourne is 17 miles south of Norton-on-Derwent
south
17m
Melbourne is 17 miles south of Malton

What are the nearest cities to Melbourne?

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

south-east
11m
Melbourne is 11 miles south-east of York
north-west
24m
Melbourne is 24 miles north-west of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
28m
Melbourne is 28 miles north-east of Doncaster
east
29m
Melbourne is 29 miles east of Leeds
north-east
30m
Melbourne is 30 miles north-east of Wakefield
south-east
32m
Melbourne is 32 miles south-east of Ripon
east
37m
Melbourne is 37 miles east of Bradford
north-east
43m
Melbourne is 43 miles north-east of Sheffield
north
47m
Melbourne is 47 miles north of Lincoln
north-east
64m
Melbourne is 64 miles north-east of Manchester