Fairburn is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-west of the town of Knottingley, ten miles north-east of the major city of Wakefield, and 162 miles north of London. Fairburn lies just east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Fairburn falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the WF11 postcode district. The post town for Fairburn is Knottingley.
Fairburn is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Fairburn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fairburn is WF11 9JT.
Fairburn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WF11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WF11 postcode district.
The post town for Fairburn is Knottingley. Fairburn is in the WF11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knottingley.
The centre of Fairburn is located at position 53.74496° latitude and -1.28624° longitude.
Latitude | 53.74496° |
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Longitude | -1.28624° |
The centre of Fairburn is located at the grid reference easting 447171 and northing 427857 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 447171 |
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Northing | 427857 |
Position of Fairburn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fairburn to the centre of the town.
Position of Fairburn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fairburn to the centre of the city.