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 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 |
Ackton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ackton is WF7 6HP.
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.
The post town for Ackton is Pontefract. Ackton is in the WF7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontefract.
The centre of Ackton is located at position 53.6914° latitude and -1.37831° longitude.
Latitude | 53.6914° |
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Longitude | -1.37831° |
The centre of Ackton is located at the grid reference easting 441151 and northing 421840 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 441151 |
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Northing | 421840 |
Position of Ackton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ackton to the centre of the town.
Position of Ackton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ackton to the centre of the city.