Birds Edge is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles east of the town of Holmfirth, six miles south-east of the major town of Huddersfield, and 156 miles north-west of London. Birds Edge lies just west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Birds Edge falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD8 postcode district. The post town for Birds Edge is Huddersfield.
Birds Edge 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 |
Birds Edge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Birds Edge is HD8 8XR.
Birds Edge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HD8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HD8 postcode district.
The post town for Birds Edge is Huddersfield. Birds Edge is in the HD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.
The centre of Birds Edge is located at position 53.56594° latitude and -1.69727° longitude.
Latitude | 53.56594° |
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Longitude | -1.69727° |
The centre of Birds Edge is located at the grid reference easting 420148 and northing 407745 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 420148 |
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Northing | 407745 |
Position of Birds Edge relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Birds Edge to the centre of the town.
Position of Birds Edge relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Birds Edge to the centre of the city.