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 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 |
Ilkley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ilkley is LS29 9HS.
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.
The post town for Ilkley is Ilkley. Ilkley is in the LS29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilkley.
The centre of Ilkley is located at position 53.92448° latitude and -1.82314° longitude.
Latitude | 53.92448° |
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Longitude | -1.82314° |
The centre of Ilkley is located at the grid reference easting 411712 and northing 447609 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411712 |
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Northing | 447609 |
Position of Ilkley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ilkley to the centre of the town.
Position of Ilkley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ilkley to the centre of the city.