Scholes is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles west of the town of Cleckheaton, four miles south of the major city of Bradford, 164 miles south of Edinburgh, 167 miles north of Cardiff, and 167 miles north-west of London. Scholes was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scholes falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the BD19 postcode district. The post town for Scholes is Cleckheaton.
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 roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scholes is BD19 6EN.
Scholes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BD19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BD19 postcode district.
The post town for Scholes is Cleckheaton. Scholes is in the BD19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cleckheaton.
The centre of Scholes is located at position 53.72973° latitude and -1.74954° longitude.
Latitude | 53.72973° |
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Longitude | -1.74954° |
The centre of Scholes is located at the grid reference easting 416622 and northing 425955 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 416622 |
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Northing | 425955 |
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.