Meltham is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-west of the town of Holmfirth, five miles south-west of the major town of Huddersfield, 156 miles north of Cardiff, and 161 miles north-west of London. Meltham lies four miles north of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Meltham falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD9 postcode district. The post town for Meltham is Holmfirth.
Meltham 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 |
Meltham 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 Meltham is HD9 4NH.
Meltham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HD9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HD9 postcode district.
The post town for Meltham is Holmfirth. Meltham is in the HD9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holmfirth.
The centre of Meltham is located at position 53.59185° latitude and -1.85061° longitude.
Latitude | 53.59185° |
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Longitude | -1.85061° |
The centre of Meltham is located at the grid reference easting 409986 and northing 410596 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 409986 |
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Northing | 410596 |
Position of Meltham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Meltham to the centre of the town.
Position of Meltham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Meltham to the centre of the city.