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Where is Kirkburton?

Kirkburton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles south-east of the major town of Huddersfield, and 159 miles north-west of London. Kirkburton lies three miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Kirkburton falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD8 postcode district. The post town for Kirkburton is Huddersfield.

Kirkburton on a map

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

Which county is Kirkburton in?

Kirkburton is in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Kirkburton in West Yorkshire?

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

Map showing location of Kirkburton within West Yorkshire
Location of Kirkburton within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Kirkburton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkburton is HD8 0RU.

Where is Kirkburton in HD8?

Kirkburton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HD8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HD8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kirkburton within HD8
Location of Kirkburton within HD8

What is the post town for Kirkburton?

The post town for Kirkburton is Huddersfield. Kirkburton is in the HD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kirkburton?

The centre of Kirkburton is located at position 53.61032° latitude and -1.70283° longitude.

Latitude53.61032°
Longitude-1.70283°

What is the easting and northing of Kirkburton?

The centre of Kirkburton is located at the grid reference easting 419759 and northing 412682 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting419759
Northing412682

What are the nearest towns to Kirkburton?

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

south-east
4m
Kirkburton is 4 miles south-east of Huddersfield
south
4m
Kirkburton is 4 miles south of Mirfield
north-east
4m
Kirkburton is 4 miles north-east of Holmfirth
east
6m
Kirkburton is 6 miles east of Meltham
south-west
6m
Kirkburton is 6 miles south-west of Dewsbury
north-west
7m
Kirkburton is 7 miles north-west of Penistone
south
7m
Kirkburton is 7 miles south of Heckmondwike
south
7m
Kirkburton is 7 miles south of Liversedge
south-west
7m
Kirkburton is 7 miles south-west of Ossett
south-west
7m
Kirkburton is 7 miles south-west of Horbury

What are the nearest cities to Kirkburton?

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

south-west
10m
Kirkburton is 10 miles south-west of Wakefield
south
13m
Kirkburton is 13 miles south of Bradford
south-west
15m
Kirkburton is 15 miles south-west of Leeds
north-west
18m
Kirkburton is 18 miles north-west of Sheffield
east
24m
Kirkburton is 24 miles east of Manchester
west
24m
Kirkburton is 24 miles west of Doncaster
east
26m
Kirkburton is 26 miles east of Salford
south-west
35m
Kirkburton is 35 miles south-west of York
south
37m
Kirkburton is 37 miles south of Ripon
east
42m
Kirkburton is 42 miles east of Preston

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