Briestfield is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-east of the town of Mirfield, five miles east of the major town of Huddersfield, and 161 miles north-west of London. Briestfield lies four miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Briestfield falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the WF12 postcode district. The post town for Briestfield is Dewsbury.
Briestfield 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 |
Briestfield 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 Briestfield is WF12 0PB.
Briestfield is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WF12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WF12 postcode district.
The post town for Briestfield is Dewsbury. Briestfield is in the WF12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dewsbury.
The centre of Briestfield is located at position 53.6529° latitude and -1.65006° longitude.
Latitude | 53.6529° |
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Longitude | -1.65006° |
The centre of Briestfield is located at the grid reference easting 423227 and northing 417434 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 423227 |
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Northing | 417434 |
Position of Briestfield relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Briestfield to the centre of the town.
Position of Briestfield relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Briestfield to the centre of the city.