Ossett is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-west of the town of Horbury, three miles west of the major city of Wakefield, and 162 miles north-west of London. Ossett lies five miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Ossett falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF5 postcode district. The post town for Ossett is Ossett.
Ossett is in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | West Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Ossett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ossett is WF5 8PZ.
Ossett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF5 postcode district.
The post town for Ossett is Ossett. Ossett is in the WF5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ossett.
The centre of Ossett is located at position 53.68018° latitude and -1.5803° longitude.
Latitude | 53.68018° |
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Longitude | -1.5803° |
The centre of Ossett is located at the grid reference easting 427820 and northing 420495 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 427820 |
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Northing | 420495 |
Position of Ossett relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ossett to the centre of the town.
Position of Ossett relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ossett to the centre of the city.