Denton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-east of the town of Ilkley, ten miles north of the major city of Bradford, 150 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 181 miles north-west of London. Denton lies just north of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Denton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the LS29 postcode district. The post town for Denton is Ilkley.
Denton 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 |
Denton 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 Denton is LS29 0HE.
Denton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LS29 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LS29 postcode district.
The post town for Denton is Ilkley. Denton is in the LS29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilkley.
The centre of Denton is located at position 53.93671° latitude and -1.78339° longitude.
Latitude | 53.93671° |
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Longitude | -1.78339° |
The centre of Denton is located at the grid reference easting 414318 and northing 448977 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 414318 |
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Northing | 448977 |
Position of Denton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Denton to the centre of the town.
Position of Denton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Denton to the centre of the city.