West Bretton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south of the town of Horbury, five miles south-west of the major city of Wakefield, and 157 miles north-west of London. West Bretton lies just north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. West Bretton falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF4 postcode district. The post town for West Bretton is Wakefield.
West Bretton 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 |
West Bretton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of West Bretton is WF4 4JR.
West Bretton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WF4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF4 postcode district.
The post town for West Bretton is Wakefield. West Bretton is in the WF4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wakefield.
The centre of West Bretton is located at position 53.61895° latitude and -1.56694° longitude.
Latitude | 53.61895° |
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Longitude | -1.56694° |
The centre of West Bretton is located at the grid reference easting 428744 and northing 413688 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 428744 |
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Northing | 413688 |
Position of West Bretton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of West Bretton to the centre of the town.
Position of West Bretton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of West Bretton to the centre of the city.