Gawthorpe is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-west of the town of Mirfield, three miles east of the major town of Huddersfield, and 162 miles north-west of London. Gawthorpe lies six miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Gawthorpe falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD5 postcode district. The post town for Gawthorpe is Huddersfield.
Gawthorpe 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 |
Gawthorpe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gawthorpe is HD5 0NZ.
Gawthorpe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HD5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HD5 postcode district.
The post town for Gawthorpe is Huddersfield. Gawthorpe is in the HD5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.
The centre of Gawthorpe is located at position 53.64439° latitude and -1.7182° longitude.
Latitude | 53.64439° |
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Longitude | -1.7182° |
The centre of Gawthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 418727 and northing 416468 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 418727 |
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Northing | 416468 |
Position of Gawthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gawthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Gawthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gawthorpe to the centre of the city.