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Where is Lower Shelf?

Lower Shelf is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-east of the major town of Halifax, 162 miles south of Edinburgh, 167 miles north of Cardiff, and 169 miles north-west of London. Lower Shelf was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Lower Shelf falls within the metropolitan district council of Calderdale. It is in the HX3 postcode district. The post town for Lower Shelf is Halifax.

Lower Shelf on a map

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

Which county is Lower Shelf in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Lower Shelf in West Yorkshire?

Lower Shelf is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Lower Shelf within West Yorkshire
Location of Lower Shelf within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Lower Shelf?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lower Shelf is HX3 7SA.

Where is Lower Shelf in HX3?

Lower Shelf is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HX3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HX3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lower Shelf within HX3
Location of Lower Shelf within HX3

What is the post town for Lower Shelf?

The post town for Lower Shelf is Halifax. Lower Shelf is in the HX3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Halifax.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lower Shelf?

The centre of Lower Shelf is located at position 53.74241° latitude and -1.81556° longitude.

Latitude53.74241°
Longitude-1.81556°

What is the easting and northing of Lower Shelf?

The centre of Lower Shelf is located at the grid reference easting 412262 and northing 427353 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting412262
Northing427353

What are the nearest towns to Lower Shelf?

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

north-east
2m
Lower Shelf is 2 miles north-east of Halifax
north-west
3m
Lower Shelf is 3 miles north-west of Brighouse
north
4m
Lower Shelf is 4 miles north of Elland
west
4m
Lower Shelf is 4 miles west of Cleckheaton
north-west
5m
Lower Shelf is 5 miles north-west of Liversedge
north-east
6m
Lower Shelf is 6 miles north-east of Sowerby Bridge
north-west
6m
Lower Shelf is 6 miles north-west of Heckmondwike
south
7m
Lower Shelf is 7 miles south of Shipley
north-west
7m
Lower Shelf is 7 miles north-west of Mirfield
north
7m
Lower Shelf is 7 miles north of Huddersfield

What are the nearest cities to Lower Shelf?

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

south-west
4m
Lower Shelf is 4 miles south-west of Bradford
west
12m
Lower Shelf is 12 miles west of Leeds
west
14m
Lower Shelf is 14 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
25m
Lower Shelf is 25 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
27m
Lower Shelf is 27 miles north-east of Salford
north-west
29m
Lower Shelf is 29 miles north-west of Sheffield
south-west
30m
Lower Shelf is 30 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
32m
Lower Shelf is 32 miles north-west of Doncaster
south-west
34m
Lower Shelf is 34 miles south-west of York
east
36m
Lower Shelf is 36 miles east of Preston