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Where is Woolley?

Woolley is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles west of the town of Royston, four miles north of the major town of Barnsley, and 156 miles north-west of London. Woolley lies just north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Woolley falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF4 postcode district. The post town for Woolley is Wakefield.

Woolley on a map

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

Which county is Woolley in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Woolley in West Yorkshire?

Woolley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Woolley within West Yorkshire
Location of Woolley within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Woolley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Woolley is WF4 2JH.

Where is Woolley in WF4?

Woolley 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 Woolley within WF4
Location of Woolley within WF4

What is the post town for Woolley?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Woolley?

The centre of Woolley is located at position 53.61331° latitude and -1.51439° longitude.

Latitude53.61331°
Longitude-1.51439°

What is the easting and northing of Woolley?

The centre of Woolley is located at the grid reference easting 432224 and northing 413083 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting432224
Northing413083

What are the nearest towns to Woolley?

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

west
3m
Woolley is 3 miles west of Royston
south-east
4m
Woolley is 4 miles south-east of Horbury
north
4m
Woolley is 4 miles north of Barnsley
south-east
5m
Woolley is 5 miles south-east of Ossett
north
6m
Woolley is 6 miles north of Worsbrough
west
7m
Woolley is 7 miles west of Hemsworth
south-east
7m
Woolley is 7 miles south-east of Dewsbury
south-west
7m
Woolley is 7 miles south-west of Normanton
south-west
8m
Woolley is 8 miles south-west of Featherstone
north-east
8m
Woolley is 8 miles north-east of Penistone

What are the nearest cities to Woolley?

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

south
5m
Woolley is 5 miles south of Wakefield
south
13m
Woolley is 13 miles south of Leeds
south-east
16m
Woolley is 16 miles south-east of Bradford
north
16m
Woolley is 16 miles north of Sheffield
west
17m
Woolley is 17 miles west of Doncaster
south-west
30m
Woolley is 30 miles south-west of York
east
32m
Woolley is 32 miles east of Manchester
east
33m
Woolley is 33 miles east of Salford
south
36m
Woolley is 36 miles south of Ripon
north
48m
Woolley is 48 miles north of Derby