Kirkburton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles south-east of the major town of Huddersfield, and 159 miles north-west of London. Kirkburton lies three miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Kirkburton falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD8 postcode district. The post town for Kirkburton is Huddersfield.
Kirkburton 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 |
Kirkburton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkburton is HD8 0RU.
Kirkburton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HD8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HD8 postcode district.
The post town for Kirkburton is Huddersfield. Kirkburton is in the HD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.
The centre of Kirkburton is located at position 53.61032° latitude and -1.70283° longitude.
Latitude | 53.61032° |
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Longitude | -1.70283° |
The centre of Kirkburton is located at the grid reference easting 419759 and northing 412682 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 419759 |
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Northing | 412682 |
Position of Kirkburton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkburton to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkburton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkburton to the centre of the city.