Scholes is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile south-east of the town of Holmfirth, six miles south of the major town of Huddersfield, 156 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 157 miles north-west of London. Scholes lies two miles west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scholes falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD9 postcode district. The post town for Scholes is Holmfirth.
Scholes 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 |
Scholes 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 Scholes is HD9 1UA.
Scholes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HD9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HD9 postcode district.
The post town for Scholes is Holmfirth. Scholes is in the HD9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holmfirth.
The centre of Scholes is located at position 53.56396° latitude and -1.76365° longitude.
Latitude | 53.56396° |
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Longitude | -1.76365° |
The centre of Scholes is located at the grid reference easting 415752 and northing 407508 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 415752 |
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Northing | 407508 |
Position of Scholes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scholes to the centre of the town.
Position of Scholes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scholes to the centre of the city.