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Where is Shelf?

Shelf is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the major town of Halifax, 162 miles south of Edinburgh, 167 miles north of Cardiff, and 170 miles north-west of London. Shelf was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Shelf falls within the metropolitan district council of Calderdale. It is in the HX3 postcode district. The post town for Shelf is Halifax.

Shelf on a map

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

Which county is Shelf in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Shelf in West Yorkshire?

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 Shelf within West Yorkshire
Location of Shelf within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Shelf?

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

Where is Shelf in HX3?

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 Shelf within HX3
Location of Shelf within HX3

What is the post town for Shelf?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Shelf?

The centre of Shelf is located at position 53.75552° latitude and -1.81182° longitude.

Latitude53.75552°
Longitude-1.81182°

What is the easting and northing of Shelf?

The centre of Shelf is located at the grid reference easting 412505 and northing 428812 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting412505
Northing428812

What are the nearest towns to Shelf?

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

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

What are the nearest cities to Shelf?

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

south-west
3m
Shelf is 3 miles south-west of Bradford
west
11m
Shelf is 11 miles west of Leeds
west
14m
Shelf is 14 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
26m
Shelf is 26 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
27m
Shelf is 27 miles north-east of Salford
south-west
29m
Shelf is 29 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
29m
Shelf is 29 miles north-west of Sheffield
north-west
32m
Shelf is 32 miles north-west of Doncaster
south-west
33m
Shelf is 33 miles south-west of York
east
36m
Shelf is 36 miles east of Preston

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