Bradford is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south of the town of Shipley, 160 miles south of Edinburgh, 171 miles north of Cardiff, and 171 miles north-west of London. Bradford was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Bradford falls within the metropolitan district council of Bradford. It is in the BD1 postcode district. The post town for Bradford is Bradford.
Bradford 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 |
Bradford 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 Bradford is BD1 1NN.
Bradford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BD1 postcode district.
The post town for Bradford is Bradford. Bradford is in the BD1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bradford.
The centre of Bradford is located at position 53.79078° latitude and -1.75456° longitude.
Latitude | 53.79078° |
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Longitude | -1.75456° |
The centre of Bradford is located at the grid reference easting 416267 and northing 432746 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 416267 |
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Northing | 432746 |
Position of Bradford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bradford to the centre of the town.
Position of Bradford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bradford to the centre of the city.