Horbury is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-east of the town of Ossett, three miles south-west of the major city of Wakefield, and 160 miles north-west of London. Horbury lies four miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Horbury falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF4 postcode district. The post town for Horbury is Wakefield.
Horbury 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 |
Horbury 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 Horbury is WF4 6AR.
Horbury is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WF4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF4 postcode district.
The post town for Horbury is Wakefield. Horbury is in the WF4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wakefield.
The centre of Horbury is located at position 53.66099° latitude and -1.55523° longitude.
Latitude | 53.66099° |
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Longitude | -1.55523° |
The centre of Horbury is located at the grid reference easting 429489 and northing 418369 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 429489 |
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Northing | 418369 |
Position of Horbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Horbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Horbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Horbury to the centre of the city.