Fitzwilliam is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-west of the town of Hemsworth, six miles south-east of the major city of Wakefield, and 156 miles north of London. Fitzwilliam lies two miles north of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Fitzwilliam falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF9 postcode district. The post town for Fitzwilliam is Pontefract.
Fitzwilliam 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 |
Fitzwilliam is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fitzwilliam is WF9 5FG.
Fitzwilliam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WF9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WF9 postcode district.
The post town for Fitzwilliam is Pontefract. Fitzwilliam is in the WF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontefract.
The centre of Fitzwilliam is located at position 53.63456° latitude and -1.37775° longitude.
Latitude | 53.63456° |
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Longitude | -1.37775° |
The centre of Fitzwilliam is located at the grid reference easting 441243 and northing 415518 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 441243 |
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Northing | 415518 |
Position of Fitzwilliam relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fitzwilliam to the centre of the town.
Position of Fitzwilliam relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fitzwilliam to the centre of the city.