Great Houghton is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile north-west of the town of Thurnscoe, six miles east of the major town of Barnsley, and 150 miles north of London. Great Houghton lies two miles south-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Great Houghton falls within the metropolitan district council of Barnsley. It is in the S72 postcode district. The post town for Great Houghton is Barnsley.
Great Houghton is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Great Houghton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Houghton is S72 0DA.
Great Houghton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the S72 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the S72 postcode district.
The post town for Great Houghton is Barnsley. Great Houghton is in the S72 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnsley.
The centre of Great Houghton is located at position 53.55223° latitude and -1.34761° longitude.
Latitude | 53.55223° |
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Longitude | -1.34761° |
The centre of Great Houghton is located at the grid reference easting 443320 and northing 406376 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 443320 |
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Northing | 406376 |
Position of Great Houghton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Houghton to the centre of the town.
Position of Great Houghton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Houghton to the centre of the city.