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  1. Crofton

Where is Crofton?

Crofton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south of the town of Normanton, three miles south-east of the major city of Wakefield, and 158 miles north of London. Crofton lies three miles north of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Crofton falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF4 postcode district. The post town for Crofton is Wakefield.

Crofton on a map

Map showing extent of Crofton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Crofton
Map showing location of Crofton within the UK
Location of Crofton within the UK

Which county is Crofton in?

Crofton is in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Crofton in West Yorkshire?

Crofton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Crofton within West Yorkshire
Location of Crofton within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Crofton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Crofton is WF4 1NF.

Where is Crofton in WF4?

Crofton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WF4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WF4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Crofton within WF4
Location of Crofton within WF4

What is the post town for Crofton?

The post town for Crofton is Wakefield. Crofton is in the WF4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wakefield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Crofton?

The centre of Crofton is located at position 53.65614° latitude and -1.42833° longitude.

Latitude53.65614°
Longitude-1.42833°

What is the easting and northing of Crofton?

The centre of Crofton is located at the grid reference easting 437879 and northing 417890 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting437879
Northing417890

What are the nearest towns to Crofton?

Position of Crofton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Crofton to the centre of the town.

south
3m
Crofton is 3 miles south of Normanton
south-west
3m
Crofton is 3 miles south-west of Featherstone
north
4m
Crofton is 4 miles north of Royston
north-west
4m
Crofton is 4 miles north-west of Hemsworth
east
5m
Crofton is 5 miles east of Horbury
south-west
5m
Crofton is 5 miles south-west of Pontefract
south-west
6m
Crofton is 6 miles south-west of Castleford
north-west
6m
Crofton is 6 miles north-west of South Kirkby
east
6m
Crofton is 6 miles east of Ossett
south
7m
Crofton is 7 miles south of Rothwell

What are the nearest cities to Crofton?

Position of Crofton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Crofton to the centre of the city.

south-east
3m
Crofton is 3 miles south-east of Wakefield
south-east
11m
Crofton is 11 miles south-east of Leeds
north-west
15m
Crofton is 15 miles north-west of Doncaster
south-east
16m
Crofton is 16 miles south-east of Bradford
north
19m
Crofton is 19 miles north of Sheffield
south-west
25m
Crofton is 25 miles south-west of York
south
33m
Crofton is 33 miles south of Ripon
east
36m
Crofton is 36 miles east of Manchester
east
38m
Crofton is 38 miles east of Salford
west
45m
Crofton is 45 miles west of Kingston upon Hull

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