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Where is West Bretton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is West Bretton in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is West Bretton in West Yorkshire?

West Bretton 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 West Bretton within West Yorkshire
Location of West Bretton within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for West Bretton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Bretton is WF4 4JR.

Where is West Bretton in WF4?

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.

Map showing location of West Bretton within WF4
Location of West Bretton within WF4

What is the post town for West Bretton?

The post town for West Bretton is Wakefield. West Bretton is in the WF4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wakefield.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Bretton?

The centre of West Bretton is located at position 53.61895° latitude and -1.56694° longitude.

Latitude53.61895°
Longitude-1.56694°

What is the easting and northing of West Bretton?

The centre of West Bretton is located at the grid reference easting 428744 and northing 413688 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting428744
Northing413688

What are the nearest towns to West Bretton?

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

south
3m
West Bretton is 3 miles south of Horbury
south
4m
West Bretton is 4 miles south of Ossett
west
5m
West Bretton is 5 miles west of Royston
south-east
6m
West Bretton is 6 miles south-east of Dewsbury
north-west
6m
West Bretton is 6 miles north-west of Barnsley
south-east
7m
West Bretton is 7 miles south-east of Mirfield
north
7m
West Bretton is 7 miles north of Penistone
south-east
7m
West Bretton is 7 miles south-east of Batley
north-west
7m
West Bretton is 7 miles north-west of Worsbrough
south-east
8m
West Bretton is 8 miles south-east of Heckmondwike

What are the nearest cities to West Bretton?

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

south-west
5m
West Bretton is 5 miles south-west of Wakefield
south
13m
West Bretton is 13 miles south of Leeds
south-east
14m
West Bretton is 14 miles south-east of Bradford
north
17m
West Bretton is 17 miles north of Sheffield
west
19m
West Bretton is 19 miles west of Doncaster
east
30m
West Bretton is 30 miles east of Manchester
south-west
31m
West Bretton is 31 miles south-west of York
east
31m
West Bretton is 31 miles east of Salford
south
36m
West Bretton is 36 miles south of Ripon
east
47m
West Bretton is 47 miles east of Preston