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Where is West Layton?

West Layton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles north of the town of Richmond, ten miles west of the major town of Darlington, 116 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 216 miles north of Cardiff, and 216 miles north of London. West Layton lies just south of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. West Layton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL11 postcode district. The post town for West Layton is Richmond.

West Layton on a map

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

Which county is West Layton in?

West Layton 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 Layton in North Yorkshire?

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

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

What is the postcode for West Layton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Layton is DL11 7PS.

Where is West Layton in DL11?

West Layton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL11 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Layton within DL11
Location of West Layton within DL11

What is the post town for West Layton?

The post town for West Layton is Richmond. West Layton is in the DL11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Layton?

The centre of West Layton is located at position 54.48449° latitude and -1.78096° longitude.

Latitude54.48449°
Longitude-1.78096°

What is the easting and northing of West Layton?

The centre of West Layton is located at the grid reference easting 414289 and northing 509927 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting414289
Northing509927

What are the nearest towns to West Layton?

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

north
6m
West Layton is 6 miles north of Richmond
south-east
7m
West Layton is 7 miles south-east of Barnard Castle
west
10m
West Layton is 10 miles west of Darlington
south-west
12m
West Layton is 12 miles south-west of Shildon
north
12m
West Layton is 12 miles north of Leyburn
south-west
13m
West Layton is 13 miles south-west of Newton Aycliffe
south
13m
West Layton is 13 miles south of Bishop Auckland
north
14m
West Layton is 14 miles north of Middleham
north-west
16m
West Layton is 16 miles north-west of Bedale
south
16m
West Layton is 16 miles south of Crook

What are the nearest cities to West Layton?

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

south
22m
West Layton is 22 miles south of Durham
north-west
26m
West Layton is 26 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
33m
West Layton is 33 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
35m
West Layton is 35 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
46m
West Layton is 46 miles north-west of York
north
48m
West Layton is 48 miles north of Bradford
north
48m
West Layton is 48 miles north of Leeds
north-east
51m
West Layton is 51 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-east
54m
West Layton is 54 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
57m
West Layton is 57 miles north of Wakefield