Birkin is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the town of Knottingley, 13 miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 160 miles north of London. Birkin lies two miles east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Birkin falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the WF11 postcode district. The post town for Birkin is Knottingley.
Birkin is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Birkin is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Birkin is WF11 9LP.
Birkin is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WF11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WF11 postcode district.
The post town for Birkin is Knottingley. Birkin is in the WF11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knottingley.
The centre of Birkin is located at position 53.7354° latitude and -1.19704° longitude.
Latitude | 53.7354° |
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Longitude | -1.19704° |
The centre of Birkin is located at the grid reference easting 453066 and northing 426856 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 453066 |
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Northing | 426856 |
Position of Birkin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Birkin to the centre of the town.
Position of Birkin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Birkin to the centre of the city.