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Where is Octon?

Octon is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, eight miles north of the town of Driffield, 26 miles north of the major city of Kingston upon Hull, 168 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 180 miles north of London. Octon lies roughly one mile east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Octon falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO25 postcode district. The post town for Octon is Driffield.

Octon on a map

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

Which county is Octon in?

Octon 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 Octon in East Riding of Yorkshire?

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

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

What is the postcode for Octon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Octon is YO25 3EB.

Where is Octon in YO25?

Octon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the YO25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO25 postcode district.

Map showing location of Octon within YO25
Location of Octon within YO25

What is the post town for Octon?

The post town for Octon is Driffield. Octon is in the YO25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Driffield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Octon?

The centre of Octon is located at position 54.11463° latitude and -0.4227° longitude.

Latitude54.11463°
Longitude-0.4227°

What is the easting and northing of Octon?

The centre of Octon is located at the grid reference easting 503204 and northing 469901 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting503204
Northing469901

What are the nearest towns to Octon?

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

north
8m
Octon is 8 miles north of Driffield
south-west
8m
Octon is 8 miles south-west of Filey
west
10m
Octon is 10 miles west of Bridlington
south
12m
Octon is 12 miles south of Scarborough
east
15m
Octon is 15 miles east of Norton-on-Derwent
east
15m
Octon is 15 miles east of Malton
south-east
17m
Octon is 17 miles south-east of Pickering
north-west
17m
Octon is 17 miles north-west of Hornsea
north
19m
Octon is 19 miles north of Beverley
north-east
19m
Octon is 19 miles north-east of Pocklington

What are the nearest cities to Octon?

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

north
26m
Octon is 26 miles north of Kingston upon Hull
east
29m
Octon is 29 miles east of York
east
45m
Octon is 45 miles east of Ripon
north-east
50m
Octon is 50 miles north-east of Doncaster
north-east
51m
Octon is 51 miles north-east of Leeds
north-east
53m
Octon is 53 miles north-east of Wakefield
north-east
59m
Octon is 59 miles north-east of Bradford
north
61m
Octon is 61 miles north of Lincoln
south-east
65m
Octon is 65 miles south-east of Durham
north-east
66m
Octon is 66 miles north-east of Sheffield