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Where is Owston?

Owston is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-east of the town of Adwick le Street, five miles north of the major town of Doncaster, and 150 miles north of London. Owston lies three miles south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Owston falls within the metropolitan district council of Doncaster. It is in the DN6 postcode district. The post town for Owston is Doncaster.

Owston on a map

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

Which county is Owston in?

Owston is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Owston in South Yorkshire?

Owston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Owston within South Yorkshire
Location of Owston within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Owston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Owston is DN6 9JF.

Where is Owston in DN6?

Owston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Owston within DN6
Location of Owston within DN6

What is the post town for Owston?

The post town for Owston is Doncaster. Owston is in the DN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Doncaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Owston?

The centre of Owston is located at position 53.59437° latitude and -1.16923° longitude.

Latitude53.59437°
Longitude-1.16923°

What is the easting and northing of Owston?

The centre of Owston is located at the grid reference easting 455083 and northing 411187 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting455083
Northing411187

What are the nearest towns to Owston?

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

north-east
2m
Owston is 2 miles north-east of Adwick le Street
north
3m
Owston is 3 miles north of Bentley
east
5m
Owston is 5 miles east of South Elmsall
east
6m
Owston is 6 miles east of South Kirkby
north-east
7m
Owston is 7 miles north-east of Goldthorpe
north-east
7m
Owston is 7 miles north-east of Thurnscoe
east
8m
Owston is 8 miles east of Hemsworth
north-east
8m
Owston is 8 miles north-east of Bolton upon Dearne
north
8m
Owston is 8 miles north of Conisbrough
south
9m
Owston is 9 miles south of Knottingley

What are the nearest cities to Owston?

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

north
5m
Owston is 5 miles north of Doncaster
south-east
15m
Owston is 15 miles south-east of Wakefield
north-east
19m
Owston is 19 miles north-east of Sheffield
south-east
21m
Owston is 21 miles south-east of Leeds
south
26m
Owston is 26 miles south of York
south-east
28m
Owston is 28 miles south-east of Bradford
west
36m
Owston is 36 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
north-west
36m
Owston is 36 miles north-west of Lincoln
south
40m
Owston is 40 miles south of Ripon
north
44m
Owston is 44 miles north of Nottingham