Knottingley is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the town of Pontefract, 11 miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 159 miles north of London. Knottingley lies just south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Knottingley falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF11 postcode district. The post town for Knottingley is Knottingley.
Knottingley 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 |
Knottingley 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 Knottingley is WF11 9DG.
Knottingley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF11 postcode district.
The post town for Knottingley is Knottingley. Knottingley is in the WF11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knottingley.
The centre of Knottingley is located at position 53.70966° latitude and -1.24431° longitude.
Latitude | 53.70966° |
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Longitude | -1.24431° |
The centre of Knottingley is located at the grid reference easting 449978 and northing 423958 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 449978 |
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Northing | 423958 |
Position of Knottingley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knottingley to the centre of the town.
Position of Knottingley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knottingley to the centre of the city.