Rawdon is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile south of the town of Yeadon, five miles north-east of the major city of Bradford, 157 miles south of Edinburgh, and 174 miles north-west of London. Rawdon lies four miles south-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Rawdon falls within the metropolitan district council of Leeds. It is in the LS19 postcode district. The post town for Rawdon is Leeds.
Rawdon 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 |
Rawdon 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 Rawdon is LS19 6HQ.
Rawdon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LS19 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LS19 postcode district.
The post town for Rawdon is Leeds. Rawdon is in the LS19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leeds.
The centre of Rawdon is located at position 53.85301° latitude and -1.68485° longitude.
Latitude | 53.85301° |
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Longitude | -1.68485° |
The centre of Rawdon is located at the grid reference easting 420829 and northing 439688 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 420829 |
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Northing | 439688 |
Position of Rawdon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rawdon to the centre of the town.
Position of Rawdon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rawdon to the centre of the city.