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Where is Foulby?

Foulby is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-west of the town of Featherstone, five miles south-east of the major city of Wakefield, and 157 miles north of London. Foulby lies three miles north of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Foulby falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF4 postcode district. The post town for Foulby is Wakefield.

Foulby on a map

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

Which county is Foulby in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Foulby in West Yorkshire?

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

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

What is the postcode for Foulby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Foulby is WF4 1QA.

Where is Foulby in WF4?

Foulby 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 Foulby within WF4
Location of Foulby within WF4

What is the post town for Foulby?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Foulby?

The centre of Foulby is located at position 53.65473° latitude and -1.3987° longitude.

Latitude53.65473°
Longitude-1.3987°

What is the easting and northing of Foulby?

The centre of Foulby is located at the grid reference easting 439839 and northing 417749 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting439839
Northing417749

What are the nearest towns to Foulby?

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

south-west
2m
Foulby is 2 miles south-west of Featherstone
south
3m
Foulby is 3 miles south of Normanton
north-west
3m
Foulby is 3 miles north-west of Hemsworth
south-west
4m
Foulby is 4 miles south-west of Pontefract
north-east
5m
Foulby is 5 miles north-east of Royston
south
5m
Foulby is 5 miles south of Castleford
north-west
5m
Foulby is 5 miles north-west of South Kirkby
north-west
6m
Foulby is 6 miles north-west of South Elmsall
east
6m
Foulby is 6 miles east of Horbury
south-east
7m
Foulby is 7 miles south-east of Rothwell

What are the nearest cities to Foulby?

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

south-east
5m
Foulby is 5 miles south-east of Wakefield
south-east
12m
Foulby is 12 miles south-east of Leeds
north-west
14m
Foulby is 14 miles north-west of Doncaster
south-east
17m
Foulby is 17 miles south-east of Bradford
north
19m
Foulby is 19 miles north of Sheffield
south-west
25m
Foulby is 25 miles south-west of York
south
34m
Foulby is 34 miles south of Ripon
east
37m
Foulby is 37 miles east of Manchester
east
39m
Foulby is 39 miles east of Salford
west
44m
Foulby is 44 miles west of Kingston upon Hull