Scissett is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles north of the town of Penistone, six miles north-west of the major town of Barnsley, and 157 miles north-west of London. Scissett lies just north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Scissett falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD8 postcode district. The post town for Scissett is Huddersfield.
Scissett 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 |
Scissett 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 Scissett is HD8 9HP.
Scissett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HD8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HD8 postcode district.
The post town for Scissett is Huddersfield. Scissett is in the HD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.
The centre of Scissett is located at position 53.59011° latitude and -1.62432° longitude.
Latitude | 53.59011° |
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Longitude | -1.62432° |
The centre of Scissett is located at the grid reference easting 424965 and northing 410458 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 424965 |
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Northing | 410458 |
Position of Scissett relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scissett to the centre of the town.
Position of Scissett relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scissett to the centre of the city.