Skelton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south-west of the town of Haxby, three miles north-west of the major city of York, 158 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 177 miles north of London. Skelton was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Skelton falls within the unitary authority of York. It is in the YO30 postcode district. The post town for Skelton is York.
Skelton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of York.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | York |
Skelton 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 Skelton is YO30 1XX.
Skelton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the YO30 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the YO30 postcode district.
The post town for Skelton is York. Skelton is in the YO30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of York.
The centre of Skelton is located at position 54.00101° latitude and -1.13388° longitude.
Latitude | 54.00101° |
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Longitude | -1.13388° |
The centre of Skelton is located at the grid reference easting 456871 and northing 456456 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 456871 |
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Northing | 456456 |
Position of Skelton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelton to the centre of the town.
Position of Skelton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelton to the centre of the city.