Brotherton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-west of the town of Knottingley, ten miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 160 miles north of London. Brotherton lies just east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Brotherton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the WF11 postcode district. The post town for Brotherton is Knottingley.
Brotherton 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 |
Brotherton 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 Brotherton is WF11 9LG.
Brotherton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WF11 postcode district.
The post town for Brotherton is Knottingley. Brotherton is in the WF11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knottingley.
The centre of Brotherton is located at position 53.72719° latitude and -1.27096° longitude.
Latitude | 53.72719° |
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Longitude | -1.27096° |
The centre of Brotherton is located at the grid reference easting 448199 and northing 425890 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 448199 |
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Northing | 425890 |
Position of Brotherton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Brotherton to the centre of the town.
Position of Brotherton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Brotherton to the centre of the city.