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Where is Denton?

Denton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-east of the town of Ilkley, ten miles north of the major city of Bradford, 150 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 181 miles north-west of London. Denton lies just north of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Denton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the LS29 postcode district. The post town for Denton is Ilkley.

Denton on a map

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

Which county is Denton in?

Denton 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 Denton in North Yorkshire?

Denton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Denton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Denton is LS29 0HE.

Where is Denton in LS29?

Denton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LS29 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LS29 postcode district.

Map showing location of Denton within LS29
Location of Denton within LS29

What is the post town for Denton?

The post town for Denton is Ilkley. Denton is in the LS29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilkley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Denton?

The centre of Denton is located at position 53.93671° latitude and -1.78339° longitude.

Latitude53.93671°
Longitude-1.78339°

What is the easting and northing of Denton?

The centre of Denton is located at the grid reference easting 414318 and northing 448977 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting414318
Northing448977

What are the nearest towns to Denton?

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

north-east
2m
Denton is 2 miles north-east of Ilkley
north-west
4m
Denton is 4 miles north-west of Otley
north-west
5m
Denton is 5 miles north-west of Guiseley
north
6m
Denton is 6 miles north of Baildon
north-west
6m
Denton is 6 miles north-west of Yeadon
east
6m
Denton is 6 miles east of Silsden
north
7m
Denton is 7 miles north of Bingley
north-east
7m
Denton is 7 miles north-east of Keighley
north
7m
Denton is 7 miles north of Shipley
east
10m
Denton is 10 miles east of Skipton

What are the nearest cities to Denton?

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

north
10m
Denton is 10 miles north of Bradford
north-west
13m
Denton is 13 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
17m
Denton is 17 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
21m
Denton is 21 miles north-west of Wakefield
west
29m
Denton is 29 miles west of York
north-east
37m
Denton is 37 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
38m
Denton is 38 miles north-east of Salford
north-west
39m
Denton is 39 miles north-west of Doncaster
east
39m
Denton is 39 miles east of Preston
north
40m
Denton is 40 miles north of Sheffield