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  1. Rishworth

Where is Rishworth?

Rishworth is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south of the town of Sowerby Bridge, six miles south-west of the major town of Halifax, 159 miles north of Cardiff, 166 miles south of Edinburgh, and 167 miles north-west of London. Rishworth lies four miles north-east of the Greater Manchester border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Rishworth falls within the metropolitan district council of Calderdale. It is in the HX6 postcode district. The post town for Rishworth is Sowerby Bridge.

Rishworth on a map

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

Which county is Rishworth in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Rishworth in West Yorkshire?

Rishworth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Rishworth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rishworth is HX6 4QD.

Where is Rishworth in HX6?

Rishworth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HX6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HX6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rishworth within HX6
Location of Rishworth within HX6

What is the post town for Rishworth?

The post town for Rishworth is Sowerby Bridge. Rishworth is in the HX6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sowerby Bridge.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rishworth?

The centre of Rishworth is located at position 53.65894° latitude and -1.94927° longitude.

Latitude53.65894°
Longitude-1.94927°

What is the easting and northing of Rishworth?

The centre of Rishworth is located at the grid reference easting 403450 and northing 418051 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting403450
Northing418051

What are the nearest towns to Rishworth?

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

south
3m
Rishworth is 3 miles south of Sowerby Bridge
west
5m
Rishworth is 5 miles west of Elland
south-west
6m
Rishworth is 6 miles south-west of Halifax
east
6m
Rishworth is 6 miles east of Littleborough
north-west
6m
Rishworth is 6 miles north-west of Meltham
south-east
6m
Rishworth is 6 miles south-east of Hebden Bridge
west
7m
Rishworth is 7 miles west of Huddersfield
south-east
7m
Rishworth is 7 miles south-east of Todmorden
south-west
7m
Rishworth is 7 miles south-west of Brighouse
north-east
7m
Rishworth is 7 miles north-east of Milnrow

What are the nearest cities to Rishworth?

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

south-west
12m
Rishworth is 12 miles south-west of Bradford
north-east
17m
Rishworth is 17 miles north-east of Manchester
west
19m
Rishworth is 19 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
19m
Rishworth is 19 miles north-east of Salford
south-west
19m
Rishworth is 19 miles south-west of Leeds
north-west
28m
Rishworth is 28 miles north-west of Sheffield
east
32m
Rishworth is 32 miles east of Preston
west
35m
Rishworth is 35 miles west of Doncaster
south-west
37m
Rishworth is 37 miles south-west of Ripon
south-west
41m
Rishworth is 41 miles south-west of York

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