Flockton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles south-east of the town of Mirfield, six miles east of the major town of Huddersfield, and 159 miles north-west of London. Flockton lies three miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Flockton falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the WF4 postcode district. The post town for Flockton is Wakefield.
Flockton 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 |
Flockton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Flockton is WF4 4FF.
Flockton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WF4 postcode district.
The post town for Flockton is Wakefield. Flockton is in the WF4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wakefield.
The centre of Flockton is located at position 53.63046° latitude and -1.63727° longitude.
Latitude | 53.63046° |
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Longitude | -1.63727° |
The centre of Flockton is located at the grid reference easting 424085 and northing 414942 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 424085 |
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Northing | 414942 |
Position of Flockton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Flockton to the centre of the town.
Position of Flockton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Flockton to the centre of the city.