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Where is Ossett?

Ossett is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-west of the town of Horbury, three miles west of the major city of Wakefield, and 162 miles north-west of London. Ossett lies five miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Ossett falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF5 postcode district. The post town for Ossett is Ossett.

Ossett on a map

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

Which county is Ossett in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Ossett in West Yorkshire?

Ossett 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 Ossett within West Yorkshire
Location of Ossett within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Ossett?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ossett is WF5 8PZ.

Where is Ossett in WF5?

Ossett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ossett within WF5
Location of Ossett within WF5

What is the post town for Ossett?

The post town for Ossett is Ossett. Ossett is in the WF5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ossett.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ossett?

The centre of Ossett is located at position 53.68018° latitude and -1.5803° longitude.

Latitude53.68018°
Longitude-1.5803°

What is the easting and northing of Ossett?

The centre of Ossett is located at the grid reference easting 427820 and northing 420495 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting427820
Northing420495

What are the nearest towns to Ossett?

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

north-west
2m
Ossett is 2 miles north-west of Horbury
east
2m
Ossett is 2 miles east of Dewsbury
south-east
3m
Ossett is 3 miles south-east of Batley
south-east
4m
Ossett is 4 miles south-east of Heckmondwike
east
5m
Ossett is 5 miles east of Mirfield
south
5m
Ossett is 5 miles south of Morley
south-east
5m
Ossett is 5 miles south-east of Liversedge
south-east
6m
Ossett is 6 miles south-east of Cleckheaton
south-west
6m
Ossett is 6 miles south-west of Rothwell
west
7m
Ossett is 7 miles west of Normanton

What are the nearest cities to Ossett?

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

west
3m
Ossett is 3 miles west of Wakefield
south
8m
Ossett is 8 miles south of Leeds
south-east
10m
Ossett is 10 miles south-east of Bradford
north
21m
Ossett is 21 miles north of Sheffield
north-west
21m
Ossett is 21 miles north-west of Doncaster
south-west
28m
Ossett is 28 miles south-west of York
north-east
31m
Ossett is 31 miles north-east of Manchester
south
32m
Ossett is 32 miles south of Ripon
north-east
32m
Ossett is 32 miles north-east of Salford
east
46m
Ossett is 46 miles east of Preston

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