Batley is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north of the town of Dewsbury, six miles west of the major city of Wakefield, and 165 miles north-west of London. Batley was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Batley falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the WF17 postcode district. The post town for Batley is Batley.
Batley 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 |
Batley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Batley is WF17 5DA.
Batley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WF17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF17 postcode district.
The post town for Batley is Batley. Batley is in the WF17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Batley.
The centre of Batley is located at position 53.71444° latitude and -1.6337° longitude.
Latitude | 53.71444° |
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Longitude | -1.6337° |
The centre of Batley is located at the grid reference easting 424273 and northing 424287 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 424273 |
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Northing | 424287 |
Position of Batley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Batley to the centre of the town.
Position of Batley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Batley to the centre of the city.