Scholes is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-west of the town of Garforth, five miles east of the major city of Leeds, 163 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 169 miles north of London. Scholes lies four miles south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scholes falls within the metropolitan district council of Leeds. It is in the LS15 postcode district. The post town for Scholes is Leeds.
Scholes is in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | West Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Scholes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scholes is LS15 4BX.
Scholes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LS15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LS15 postcode district.
The post town for Scholes is Leeds. Scholes is in the LS15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leeds.
The centre of Scholes is located at position 53.82895° latitude and -1.43022° longitude.
Latitude | 53.82895° |
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Longitude | -1.43022° |
The centre of Scholes is located at the grid reference easting 437600 and northing 437115 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 437600 |
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Northing | 437115 |
Position of Scholes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scholes to the centre of the town.
Position of Scholes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scholes to the centre of the city.