Featherstone is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-west of the town of Pontefract, six miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 158 miles north of London. Featherstone lies four miles south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Featherstone falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF7 postcode district. The post town for Featherstone is Pontefract.
Featherstone 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 |
Featherstone 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 Featherstone is WF7 5HW.
Featherstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF7 postcode district.
The post town for Featherstone is Pontefract. Featherstone is in the WF7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontefract.
The centre of Featherstone is located at position 53.67463° latitude and -1.35917° longitude.
Latitude | 53.67463° |
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Longitude | -1.35917° |
The centre of Featherstone is located at the grid reference easting 442431 and northing 419986 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 442431 |
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Northing | 419986 |
Position of Featherstone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Featherstone to the centre of the town.
Position of Featherstone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Featherstone to the centre of the city.