Darrington is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-east of the town of Pontefract, nine miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 157 miles north of London. Darrington lies just south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Darrington falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF8 postcode district. The post town for Darrington is Pontefract.
Darrington 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 |
Darrington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Darrington is WF8 3AL.
Darrington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF8 postcode district.
The post town for Darrington is Pontefract. Darrington is in the WF8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontefract.
The centre of Darrington is located at position 53.67473° latitude and -1.26806° longitude.
Latitude | 53.67473° |
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Longitude | -1.26806° |
The centre of Darrington is located at the grid reference easting 448450 and northing 420055 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 448450 |
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Northing | 420055 |
Position of Darrington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Darrington to the centre of the town.
Position of Darrington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Darrington to the centre of the city.