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Where is Preston-under-Scar?

Preston-under-Scar is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles west of the town of Leyburn, 20 miles south-west of the major town of Darlington, 124 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 203 miles north of Cardiff, and 207 miles north of London. Preston-under-Scar was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Preston-under-Scar falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL8 postcode district.

Preston-under-Scar on a map

Map showing extent of Preston-under-Scar as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Preston-under-Scar
Map showing location of Preston-under-Scar within the UK
Location of Preston-under-Scar within the UK

Which county is Preston-under-Scar in?

Preston-under-Scar 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 Preston-under-Scar in North Yorkshire?

Preston-under-Scar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Preston-under-Scar within North Yorkshire
Location of Preston-under-Scar within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Preston-under-Scar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Preston-under-Scar is DL8 4AJ.

Where is Preston-under-Scar in DL8?

Preston-under-Scar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Preston-under-Scar within DL8
Location of Preston-under-Scar within DL8

What is the latitude and longitude of Preston-under-Scar?

The centre of Preston-under-Scar is located at position 54.31552° latitude and -1.89395° longitude.

Latitude54.31552°
Longitude-1.89395°

What is the easting and northing of Preston-under-Scar?

The centre of Preston-under-Scar is located at the grid reference easting 406997 and northing 491109 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting406997
Northing491109

What are the nearest towns to Preston-under-Scar?

Position of Preston-under-Scar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Preston-under-Scar to the centre of the town.

west
3m
Preston-under-Scar is 3 miles west of Leyburn
north-west
4m
Preston-under-Scar is 4 miles north-west of Middleham
south-west
9m
Preston-under-Scar is 9 miles south-west of Richmond
north-west
12m
Preston-under-Scar is 12 miles north-west of Masham
west
12m
Preston-under-Scar is 12 miles west of Bedale
south
16m
Preston-under-Scar is 16 miles south of Barnard Castle
north
17m
Preston-under-Scar is 17 miles north of Pateley Bridge
west
19m
Preston-under-Scar is 19 miles west of Northallerton
south-west
20m
Preston-under-Scar is 20 miles south-west of Darlington
south-east
21m
Preston-under-Scar is 21 miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen

What are the nearest cities to Preston-under-Scar?

Position of Preston-under-Scar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Preston-under-Scar to the centre of the city.

north-west
19m
Preston-under-Scar is 19 miles north-west of Ripon
south
34m
Preston-under-Scar is 34 miles south of Durham
north
37m
Preston-under-Scar is 37 miles north of Bradford
north
38m
Preston-under-Scar is 38 miles north of Leeds
north-west
41m
Preston-under-Scar is 41 miles north-west of York
north-east
41m
Preston-under-Scar is 41 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-west
45m
Preston-under-Scar is 45 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
47m
Preston-under-Scar is 47 miles north of Wakefield
south
47m
Preston-under-Scar is 47 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-east
50m
Preston-under-Scar is 50 miles north-east of Preston