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Where is Scaur Head?

Scaur Head is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, 13 miles east of the town of Sedbergh, 31 miles south-west of the major town of Darlington, 121 miles south of Edinburgh, 198 miles north of Cardiff, and 210 miles north-west of London. Scaur Head lies four miles south-east of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scaur Head falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL8 postcode district.

Scaur Head on a map

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

Which county is Scaur Head in?

Scaur Head 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 Scaur Head in North Yorkshire?

Scaur Head is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Scaur Head within North Yorkshire
Location of Scaur Head within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Scaur Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Scaur Head is DL8 3SF.

Where is Scaur Head in DL8?

Scaur Head is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Scaur Head within DL8
Location of Scaur Head within DL8

What is the latitude and longitude of Scaur Head?

The centre of Scaur Head is located at position 54.29027° latitude and -2.20797° longitude.

Latitude54.29027°
Longitude-2.20797°

What is the easting and northing of Scaur Head?

The centre of Scaur Head is located at the grid reference easting 386560 and northing 488314 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting386560
Northing488314

What are the nearest towns to Scaur Head?

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

east
13m
Scaur Head is 13 miles east of Sedbergh
south-east
14m
Scaur Head is 14 miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen
west
15m
Scaur Head is 15 miles west of Leyburn
north
16m
Scaur Head is 16 miles north of Settle
west
16m
Scaur Head is 16 miles west of Middleham
east
17m
Scaur Head is 17 miles east of Kirkby Lonsdale
north-east
17m
Scaur Head is 17 miles north-east of High Bentham
south-west
21m
Scaur Head is 21 miles south-west of Richmond
south-west
21m
Scaur Head is 21 miles south-west of Barnard Castle
east
22m
Scaur Head is 22 miles east of Kendal

What are the nearest cities to Scaur Head?

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

north-east
29m
Scaur Head is 29 miles north-east of Lancaster
west
30m
Scaur Head is 30 miles west of Ripon
north-west
39m
Scaur Head is 39 miles north-west of Bradford
north-east
42m
Scaur Head is 42 miles north-east of Preston
south-west
42m
Scaur Head is 42 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
43m
Scaur Head is 43 miles north-west of Leeds
south-east
51m
Scaur Head is 51 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-west
51m
Scaur Head is 51 miles north-west of Wakefield
north-west
51m
Scaur Head is 51 miles north-west of York
south-west
53m
Scaur Head is 53 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne