Scotton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-west of the town of Knaresborough, three miles north-east of the major town of Harrogate, 149 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north of London. Scotton lies seven miles north of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scotton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the HG5 postcode district. The post town for Scotton is Knaresborough.
Scotton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Scotton 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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scotton is HG5 9HU.
Scotton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HG5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HG5 postcode district.
The post town for Scotton is Knaresborough. Scotton is in the HG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knaresborough.
The centre of Scotton is located at position 54.02878° latitude and -1.50389° longitude.
Latitude | 54.02878° |
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Longitude | -1.50389° |
The centre of Scotton is located at the grid reference easting 432596 and northing 459313 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 432596 |
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Northing | 459313 |
Position of Scotton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scotton to the centre of the town.
Position of Scotton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scotton to the centre of the city.