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Where is Thirsk?

Thirsk is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, eight miles south-east of the town of Northallerton, 18 miles north-east of the major town of Harrogate, 140 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 194 miles north of London. Thirsk was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Thirsk falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO7 postcode district. The post town for Thirsk is Thirsk.

Thirsk on a map

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

Which county is Thirsk in?

Thirsk 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 Thirsk in North Yorkshire?

Thirsk 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.

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

What is the postcode for Thirsk?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thirsk is YO7 1LF.

Where is Thirsk in YO7?

Thirsk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the YO7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thirsk within YO7
Location of Thirsk within YO7

What is the post town for Thirsk?

The post town for Thirsk is Thirsk. Thirsk is in the YO7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thirsk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thirsk?

The centre of Thirsk is located at position 54.23247° latitude and -1.34285° longitude.

Latitude54.23247°
Longitude-1.34285°

What is the easting and northing of Thirsk?

The centre of Thirsk is located at the grid reference easting 442934 and northing 482062 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting442934
Northing482062

What are the nearest towns to Thirsk?

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

south-east
8m
Thirsk is 8 miles south-east of Northallerton
north
10m
Thirsk is 10 miles north of Boroughbridge
north-west
10m
Thirsk is 10 miles north-west of Easingwold
east
11m
Thirsk is 11 miles east of Bedale
west
11m
Thirsk is 11 miles west of Helmsley
east
13m
Thirsk is 13 miles east of Masham
north
16m
Thirsk is 16 miles north of Knaresborough
west
17m
Thirsk is 17 miles west of Kirkbymoorside
north-east
18m
Thirsk is 18 miles north-east of Harrogate
north-west
19m
Thirsk is 19 miles north-west of Haxby

What are the nearest cities to Thirsk?

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

north-east
10m
Thirsk is 10 miles north-east of Ripon
north-west
21m
Thirsk is 21 miles north-west of York
north
31m
Thirsk is 31 miles north of Leeds
north-east
35m
Thirsk is 35 miles north-east of Bradford
north
38m
Thirsk is 38 miles north of Wakefield
south
39m
Thirsk is 39 miles south of Durham
south
46m
Thirsk is 46 miles south of Sunderland
north
50m
Thirsk is 50 miles north of Doncaster
south
53m
Thirsk is 53 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
53m
Thirsk is 53 miles north-west of Kingston upon Hull

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