Kirkthorpe is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-west of the town of Normanton, two miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 160 miles north of London. Kirkthorpe lies five miles north of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Kirkthorpe falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF1 postcode district. The post town for Kirkthorpe is Wakefield.
Kirkthorpe 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 |
Kirkthorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkthorpe is WF1 5TD.
Kirkthorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WF1 postcode district.
The post town for Kirkthorpe is Wakefield. Kirkthorpe is in the WF1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wakefield.
The centre of Kirkthorpe is located at position 53.68469° latitude and -1.4497° longitude.
Latitude | 53.68469° |
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Longitude | -1.4497° |
The centre of Kirkthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 436442 and northing 421055 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 436442 |
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Northing | 421055 |
Position of Kirkthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkthorpe to the centre of the city.