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  1. Meltham

Where is Meltham?

Meltham is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-west of the town of Holmfirth, five miles south-west of the major town of Huddersfield, 156 miles north of Cardiff, and 161 miles north-west of London. Meltham lies four miles north of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Meltham falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD9 postcode district. The post town for Meltham is Holmfirth.

Meltham on a map

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

Which county is Meltham in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Meltham in West Yorkshire?

Meltham 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 Meltham within West Yorkshire
Location of Meltham within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Meltham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Meltham is HD9 4NH.

Where is Meltham in HD9?

Meltham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HD9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HD9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Meltham within HD9
Location of Meltham within HD9

What is the post town for Meltham?

The post town for Meltham is Holmfirth. Meltham is in the HD9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holmfirth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Meltham?

The centre of Meltham is located at position 53.59185° latitude and -1.85061° longitude.

Latitude53.59185°
Longitude-1.85061°

What is the easting and northing of Meltham?

The centre of Meltham is located at the grid reference easting 409986 and northing 410596 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting409986
Northing410596

What are the nearest towns to Meltham?

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

north-west
3m
Meltham is 3 miles north-west of Holmfirth
south-west
5m
Meltham is 5 miles south-west of Huddersfield
south
6m
Meltham is 6 miles south of Elland
south
8m
Meltham is 8 miles south of Brighouse
south-west
9m
Meltham is 9 miles south-west of Mirfield
south-east
9m
Meltham is 9 miles south-east of Sowerby Bridge
south
9m
Meltham is 9 miles south of Halifax
north-east
10m
Meltham is 10 miles north-east of Mossley
east
10m
Meltham is 10 miles east of Lees
east
10m
Meltham is 10 miles east of Shaw

What are the nearest cities to Meltham?

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

south
14m
Meltham is 14 miles south of Bradford
south-west
16m
Meltham is 16 miles south-west of Wakefield
north-east
18m
Meltham is 18 miles north-east of Manchester
south-west
19m
Meltham is 19 miles south-west of Leeds
north-east
20m
Meltham is 20 miles north-east of Salford
north-west
21m
Meltham is 21 miles north-west of Sheffield
west
30m
Meltham is 30 miles west of Doncaster
east
37m
Meltham is 37 miles east of Preston
south
40m
Meltham is 40 miles south of Ripon
south-west
41m
Meltham is 41 miles south-west of York

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