Scunthorpe is located in the county of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles south-west of the town of Winterton, and 145 miles north of London. Scunthorpe lies six miles south of the East Riding of Yorkshire border. Scunthorpe falls within the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire. It is in the DN15 postcode district. The post town for Scunthorpe is Scunthorpe.
Scunthorpe is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of North Lincolnshire.
Ceremonial County | Lincolnshire |
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Historic County | Lincolnshire |
Administrative County | North Lincolnshire |
Scunthorpe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lincolnshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scunthorpe is DN15 6HQ.
Scunthorpe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DN15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DN15 postcode district.
The post town for Scunthorpe is Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe is in the DN15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Scunthorpe.
The centre of Scunthorpe is located at position 53.59189° latitude and -0.64677° longitude.
Latitude | 53.59189° |
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Longitude | -0.64677° |
The centre of Scunthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 489667 and northing 411441 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 489667 |
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Northing | 411441 |
Position of Scunthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scunthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Scunthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scunthorpe to the centre of the city.