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Where is Upperthong?

Upperthong is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile west of the town of Holmfirth, five miles south of the major town of Huddersfield, 156 miles north of Cardiff, and 159 miles north-west of London. Upperthong lies two miles west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Upperthong falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD9 postcode district. The post town for Upperthong is Holmfirth.

Upperthong on a map

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

Which county is Upperthong in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Upperthong in West Yorkshire?

Upperthong 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 Upperthong within West Yorkshire
Location of Upperthong within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Upperthong?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Upperthong is HD9 3XL.

Where is Upperthong in HD9?

Upperthong is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HD9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HD9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Upperthong within HD9
Location of Upperthong within HD9

What is the post town for Upperthong?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Upperthong?

The centre of Upperthong is located at position 53.57009° latitude and -1.80579° longitude.

Latitude53.57009°
Longitude-1.80579°

What is the easting and northing of Upperthong?

The centre of Upperthong is located at the grid reference easting 412959 and northing 408183 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting412959
Northing408183

What are the nearest towns to Upperthong?

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

west
1m
Upperthong is 1 mile west of Holmfirth
south-east
2m
Upperthong is 2 miles south-east of Meltham
south
5m
Upperthong is 5 miles south of Huddersfield
north-west
8m
Upperthong is 8 miles north-west of Penistone
south
8m
Upperthong is 8 miles south of Elland
south-west
8m
Upperthong is 8 miles south-west of Mirfield
south
9m
Upperthong is 9 miles south of Brighouse
east
11m
Upperthong is 11 miles east of Mossley
north-east
11m
Upperthong is 11 miles north-east of Glossop
north-west
11m
Upperthong is 11 miles north-west of Stocksbridge

What are the nearest cities to Upperthong?

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

south-west
15m
Upperthong is 15 miles south-west of Wakefield
south
15m
Upperthong is 15 miles south of Bradford
north-west
19m
Upperthong is 19 miles north-west of Sheffield
south-west
19m
Upperthong is 19 miles south-west of Leeds
east
19m
Upperthong is 19 miles east of Manchester
east
21m
Upperthong is 21 miles east of Salford
west
28m
Upperthong is 28 miles west of Doncaster
east
39m
Upperthong is 39 miles east of Preston
south-west
40m
Upperthong is 40 miles south-west of York
south
41m
Upperthong is 41 miles south of Ripon

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