Hemsworth is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-west of the town of South Kirkby, seven miles north-east of the major town of Barnsley, and 154 miles north of London. Hemsworth lies just north of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Hemsworth falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF9 postcode district. The post town for Hemsworth is Pontefract.
Hemsworth 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 |
Hemsworth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hemsworth is WF9 4LD.
Hemsworth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WF9 postcode district.
The post town for Hemsworth is Pontefract. Hemsworth is in the WF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontefract.
The centre of Hemsworth is located at position 53.6137° latitude and -1.35349° longitude.
Latitude | 53.6137° |
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Longitude | -1.35349° |
The centre of Hemsworth is located at the grid reference easting 442868 and northing 413210 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 442868 |
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Northing | 413210 |
Position of Hemsworth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hemsworth to the centre of the town.
Position of Hemsworth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hemsworth to the centre of the city.