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Where is West Ayton?

West Ayton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles south-west of the town of Scarborough, 31 miles north-east of the major city of York, 159 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 189 miles north of London. West Ayton lies six miles north of the East Riding of Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. West Ayton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO13 postcode district. The post town for West Ayton is Scarborough.

West Ayton on a map

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

Which county is West Ayton in?

West Ayton 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 West Ayton in North Yorkshire?

West Ayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of West Ayton within North Yorkshire
Location of West Ayton within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for West Ayton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Ayton is YO13 9HH.

Where is West Ayton in YO13?

West Ayton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the YO13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the YO13 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Ayton within YO13
Location of West Ayton within YO13

What is the post town for West Ayton?

The post town for West Ayton is Scarborough. West Ayton is in the YO13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Scarborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Ayton?

The centre of West Ayton is located at position 54.24887° latitude and -0.4868° longitude.

Latitude54.24887°
Longitude-0.4868°

What is the easting and northing of West Ayton?

The centre of West Ayton is located at the grid reference easting 498694 and northing 484744 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting498694
Northing484744

What are the nearest towns to West Ayton?

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

south-west
4m
West Ayton is 4 miles south-west of Scarborough
west
8m
West Ayton is 8 miles west of Filey
east
12m
West Ayton is 12 miles east of Pickering
north-east
14m
West Ayton is 14 miles north-east of Norton-on-Derwent
north-east
15m
West Ayton is 15 miles north-east of Malton
north-west
16m
West Ayton is 16 miles north-west of Bridlington
north
17m
West Ayton is 17 miles north of Driffield
south
17m
West Ayton is 17 miles south of Whitby
east
18m
West Ayton is 18 miles east of Kirkbymoorside
east
23m
West Ayton is 23 miles east of Helmsley

What are the nearest cities to West Ayton?

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

north-east
31m
West Ayton is 31 miles north-east of York
north
35m
West Ayton is 35 miles north of Kingston upon Hull
east
43m
West Ayton is 43 miles east of Ripon
north-east
53m
West Ayton is 53 miles north-east of Leeds
north-east
57m
West Ayton is 57 miles north-east of Doncaster
north-east
57m
West Ayton is 57 miles north-east of Wakefield
south-east
57m
West Ayton is 57 miles south-east of Durham
south-east
58m
West Ayton is 58 miles south-east of Sunderland
north-east
61m
West Ayton is 61 miles north-east of Bradford
south-east
68m
West Ayton is 68 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne