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  1. Ilkley

Where is Ilkley?

Ilkley is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles east of the town of Silsden, ten miles north of the major city of Bradford, 150 miles south of Edinburgh, 178 miles north of Cardiff, and 181 miles north-west of London. Ilkley lies just south-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Ilkley falls within the metropolitan district council of Bradford. It is in the LS29 postcode district. The post town for Ilkley is Ilkley.

Ilkley on a map

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

Which county is Ilkley in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Ilkley in West Yorkshire?

Ilkley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Ilkley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ilkley is LS29 9HS.

Where is Ilkley in LS29?

Ilkley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LS29 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LS29 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ilkley within LS29
Location of Ilkley within LS29

What is the post town for Ilkley?

The post town for Ilkley is Ilkley. Ilkley is in the LS29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilkley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ilkley?

The centre of Ilkley is located at position 53.92448° latitude and -1.82314° longitude.

Latitude53.92448°
Longitude-1.82314°

What is the easting and northing of Ilkley?

The centre of Ilkley is located at the grid reference easting 411712 and northing 447609 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411712
Northing447609

What are the nearest towns to Ilkley?

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

east
5m
Ilkley is 5 miles east of Silsden
north-east
5m
Ilkley is 5 miles north-east of Keighley
west
5m
Ilkley is 5 miles west of Otley
north
5m
Ilkley is 5 miles north of Bingley
north-west
5m
Ilkley is 5 miles north-west of Baildon
north-west
6m
Ilkley is 6 miles north-west of Guiseley
north
7m
Ilkley is 7 miles north of Shipley
north-west
7m
Ilkley is 7 miles north-west of Yeadon
east
8m
Ilkley is 8 miles east of Skipton
north-west
11m
Ilkley is 11 miles north-west of Pudsey

What are the nearest cities to Ilkley?

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

north
10m
Ilkley is 10 miles north of Bradford
north-west
14m
Ilkley is 14 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
19m
Ilkley is 19 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
21m
Ilkley is 21 miles north-west of Wakefield
west
30m
Ilkley is 30 miles west of York
north-east
35m
Ilkley is 35 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
36m
Ilkley is 36 miles north-east of Salford
east
38m
Ilkley is 38 miles east of Preston
north-west
40m
Ilkley is 40 miles north-west of Doncaster
north
40m
Ilkley is 40 miles north of Sheffield

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