GetTheData logo

Where is Rainton?

Rainton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles north-east of the city of Ripon, 13 miles north of the major town of Harrogate, 142 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 192 miles north of London. Rainton was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Rainton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO7 postcode district. The post town for Rainton is Thirsk.

Rainton on a map

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

Which county is Rainton in?

Rainton 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 Rainton in North Yorkshire?

Rainton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Rainton within North Yorkshire
Location of Rainton within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Rainton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rainton is YO7 3PN.

Where is Rainton in YO7?

Rainton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the YO7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rainton within YO7
Location of Rainton within YO7

What is the post town for Rainton?

The post town for Rainton is Thirsk. Rainton is in the YO7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thirsk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rainton?

The centre of Rainton is located at position 54.17196° latitude and -1.43409° longitude.

Latitude54.17196°
Longitude-1.43409°

What is the easting and northing of Rainton?

The centre of Rainton is located at the grid reference easting 437041 and northing 475277 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting437041
Northing475277

What are the nearest towns to Rainton?

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

south-west
6m
Rainton is 6 miles south-west of Thirsk
north
6m
Rainton is 6 miles north of Boroughbridge
east
10m
Rainton is 10 miles east of Masham
south-east
10m
Rainton is 10 miles south-east of Bedale
west
10m
Rainton is 10 miles west of Easingwold
north
11m
Rainton is 11 miles north of Knaresborough
south
12m
Rainton is 12 miles south of Northallerton
north
13m
Rainton is 13 miles north of Harrogate
north-east
14m
Rainton is 14 miles north-east of Pateley Bridge
west
16m
Rainton is 16 miles west of Helmsley

What are the nearest cities to Rainton?

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

north-east
4m
Rainton is 4 miles north-east of Ripon
north-west
20m
Rainton is 20 miles north-west of York
north
26m
Rainton is 26 miles north of Leeds
north-east
29m
Rainton is 29 miles north-east of Bradford
north
34m
Rainton is 34 miles north of Wakefield
south
42m
Rainton is 42 miles south of Durham
north
47m
Rainton is 47 miles north of Doncaster
south
51m
Rainton is 51 miles south of Sunderland
north-west
54m
Rainton is 54 miles north-west of Kingston upon Hull
north
55m
Rainton is 55 miles north of Sheffield