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Where is Elsecar?

Elsecar is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-west of the town of Wombwell, five miles south-east of the major town of Barnsley, and 147 miles north-west of London. Elsecar lies seven miles south-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Elsecar falls within the metropolitan district council of Barnsley. It is in the S74 postcode district. The post town for Elsecar is Barnsley.

Elsecar on a map

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

Which county is Elsecar in?

Elsecar is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Elsecar in South Yorkshire?

Elsecar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Elsecar within South Yorkshire
Location of Elsecar within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Elsecar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elsecar is S74 8EP.

Where is Elsecar in S74?

Elsecar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the S74 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the S74 postcode district.

Map showing location of Elsecar within S74
Location of Elsecar within S74

What is the post town for Elsecar?

The post town for Elsecar is Barnsley. Elsecar is in the S74 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnsley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elsecar?

The centre of Elsecar is located at position 53.49432° latitude and -1.42162° longitude.

Latitude53.49432°
Longitude-1.42162°

What is the easting and northing of Elsecar?

The centre of Elsecar is located at the grid reference easting 438469 and northing 399890 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting438469
Northing399890

What are the nearest towns to Elsecar?

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

south-west
2m
Elsecar is 2 miles south-west of Wombwell
west
3m
Elsecar is 3 miles west of Wath upon Dearne
south-east
3m
Elsecar is 3 miles south-east of Worsbrough
north-west
4m
Elsecar is 4 miles north-west of Rawmarsh
west
5m
Elsecar is 5 miles west of Bolton upon Dearne
south-east
5m
Elsecar is 5 miles south-east of Barnsley
north-west
5m
Elsecar is 5 miles north-west of Rotherham
west
5m
Elsecar is 5 miles west of Mexborough
south-west
5m
Elsecar is 5 miles south-west of Thurnscoe
south-west
6m
Elsecar is 6 miles south-west of Goldthorpe

What are the nearest cities to Elsecar?

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

north
8m
Elsecar is 8 miles north of Sheffield
west
12m
Elsecar is 12 miles west of Doncaster
south
13m
Elsecar is 13 miles south of Wakefield
south
22m
Elsecar is 22 miles south of Leeds
south-east
25m
Elsecar is 25 miles south-east of Bradford
east
34m
Elsecar is 34 miles east of Manchester
south-west
35m
Elsecar is 35 miles south-west of York
east
36m
Elsecar is 36 miles east of Salford
north
39m
Elsecar is 39 miles north of Nottingham
north
39m
Elsecar is 39 miles north of Derby