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  1. Kirkheaton

Where is Kirkheaton?

Kirkheaton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-west of the town of Mirfield, two miles north-east of the major town of Huddersfield, 162 miles north of Cardiff, and 163 miles north-west of London. Kirkheaton lies seven miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Kirkheaton falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD5 postcode district. The post town for Kirkheaton is Huddersfield.

Kirkheaton on a map

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

Which county is Kirkheaton in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Kirkheaton in West Yorkshire?

Kirkheaton 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 Kirkheaton within West Yorkshire
Location of Kirkheaton within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Kirkheaton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkheaton is HD5 0DA.

Where is Kirkheaton in HD5?

Kirkheaton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HD5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HD5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kirkheaton within HD5
Location of Kirkheaton within HD5

What is the post town for Kirkheaton?

The post town for Kirkheaton is Huddersfield. Kirkheaton is in the HD5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kirkheaton?

The centre of Kirkheaton is located at position 53.65852° latitude and -1.72864° longitude.

Latitude53.65852°
Longitude-1.72864°

What is the easting and northing of Kirkheaton?

The centre of Kirkheaton is located at the grid reference easting 418031 and northing 418038 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting418031
Northing418038

What are the nearest towns to Kirkheaton?

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

south-west
2m
Kirkheaton is 2 miles south-west of Mirfield
north-east
2m
Kirkheaton is 2 miles north-east of Huddersfield
south-east
4m
Kirkheaton is 4 miles south-east of Brighouse
south
4m
Kirkheaton is 4 miles south of Liversedge
south-west
4m
Kirkheaton is 4 miles south-west of Heckmondwike
south
5m
Kirkheaton is 5 miles south of Cleckheaton
south-west
5m
Kirkheaton is 5 miles south-west of Dewsbury
east
5m
Kirkheaton is 5 miles east of Elland
south-west
5m
Kirkheaton is 5 miles south-west of Batley
west
6m
Kirkheaton is 6 miles west of Ossett

What are the nearest cities to Kirkheaton?

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

south
9m
Kirkheaton is 9 miles south of Bradford
west
10m
Kirkheaton is 10 miles west of Wakefield
south-west
12m
Kirkheaton is 12 miles south-west of Leeds
north-west
22m
Kirkheaton is 22 miles north-west of Sheffield
north-east
25m
Kirkheaton is 25 miles north-east of Manchester
west
26m
Kirkheaton is 26 miles west of Doncaster
north-east
26m
Kirkheaton is 26 miles north-east of Salford
south-west
34m
Kirkheaton is 34 miles south-west of York
south
34m
Kirkheaton is 34 miles south of Ripon
east
40m
Kirkheaton is 40 miles east of Preston

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