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Where is Scorton?

Scorton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles east of the town of Richmond, nine miles south of the major town of Darlington, 124 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 209 miles north of London. Scorton lies six miles south of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scorton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL10 postcode district. The post town for Scorton is Richmond.

Scorton on a map

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

Which county is Scorton in?

Scorton 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 Scorton in North Yorkshire?

Scorton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Scorton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Scorton is DL10 6DW.

Where is Scorton in DL10?

Scorton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Scorton within DL10
Location of Scorton within DL10

What is the post town for Scorton?

The post town for Scorton is Richmond. Scorton is in the DL10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.

What is the latitude and longitude of Scorton?

The centre of Scorton is located at position 54.39652° latitude and -1.61621° longitude.

Latitude54.39652°
Longitude-1.61621°

What is the easting and northing of Scorton?

The centre of Scorton is located at the grid reference easting 425016 and northing 500184 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting425016
Northing500184

What are the nearest towns to Scorton?

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

east
5m
Scorton is 5 miles east of Richmond
north
8m
Scorton is 8 miles north of Bedale
north-west
8m
Scorton is 8 miles north-west of Northallerton
south
9m
Scorton is 9 miles south of Darlington
north-east
10m
Scorton is 10 miles north-east of Leyburn
north-east
11m
Scorton is 11 miles north-east of Middleham
north
12m
Scorton is 12 miles north of Masham
south-west
13m
Scorton is 13 miles south-west of Yarm
south
15m
Scorton is 15 miles south of Newton Aycliffe
north-west
16m
Scorton is 16 miles north-west of Thirsk

What are the nearest cities to Scorton?

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

north
18m
Scorton is 18 miles north of Ripon
south
26m
Scorton is 26 miles south of Durham
south
36m
Scorton is 36 miles south of Sunderland
north-west
37m
Scorton is 37 miles north-west of York
south
40m
Scorton is 40 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
41m
Scorton is 41 miles north of Leeds
north
42m
Scorton is 42 miles north of Bradford
north
50m
Scorton is 50 miles north of Wakefield
north-east
54m
Scorton is 54 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-east
62m
Scorton is 62 miles north-east of Preston