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Where is Ackton?

Ackton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile north-west of the town of Featherstone, five miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 159 miles north of London. Ackton lies four miles south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Ackton falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF7 postcode district. The post town for Ackton is Pontefract.

Ackton on a map

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

Which county is Ackton in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Ackton in West Yorkshire?

Ackton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Ackton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ackton is WF7 6HP.

Where is Ackton in WF7?

Ackton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WF7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ackton within WF7
Location of Ackton within WF7

What is the post town for Ackton?

The post town for Ackton is Pontefract. Ackton is in the WF7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontefract.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ackton?

The centre of Ackton is located at position 53.6914° latitude and -1.37831° longitude.

Latitude53.6914°
Longitude-1.37831°

What is the easting and northing of Ackton?

The centre of Ackton is located at the grid reference easting 441151 and northing 421840 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting441151
Northing421840

What are the nearest towns to Ackton?

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

north-west
1m
Ackton is 1 mile north-west of Featherstone
east
2m
Ackton is 2 miles east of Normanton
south-west
3m
Ackton is 3 miles south-west of Castleford
west
3m
Ackton is 3 miles west of Pontefract
north
5m
Ackton is 5 miles north of Hemsworth
south-east
6m
Ackton is 6 miles south-east of Rothwell
west
6m
Ackton is 6 miles west of Knottingley
south
7m
Ackton is 7 miles south of Garforth
north-east
7m
Ackton is 7 miles north-east of Royston
north
7m
Ackton is 7 miles north of South Kirkby

What are the nearest cities to Ackton?

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

east
5m
Ackton is 5 miles east of Wakefield
south-east
10m
Ackton is 10 miles south-east of Leeds
north-west
15m
Ackton is 15 miles north-west of Doncaster
south-east
17m
Ackton is 17 miles south-east of Bradford
north
22m
Ackton is 22 miles north of Sheffield
south-west
22m
Ackton is 22 miles south-west of York
south
31m
Ackton is 31 miles south of Ripon
north-east
39m
Ackton is 39 miles north-east of Manchester
east
40m
Ackton is 40 miles east of Salford
west
43m
Ackton is 43 miles west of Kingston upon Hull