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  1. Scissett

Where is Scissett?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Scissett as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Scissett
Map showing location of Scissett within the UK
Location of Scissett within the UK

Which county is Scissett in?

Scissett is in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Scissett in West Yorkshire?

Scissett is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Scissett within West Yorkshire
Location of Scissett within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Scissett?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Scissett is HD8 9HP.

Where is Scissett in HD8?

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.

Map showing location of Scissett within HD8
Location of Scissett within HD8

What is the post town for Scissett?

The post town for Scissett is Huddersfield. Scissett is in the HD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Scissett?

The centre of Scissett is located at position 53.59011° latitude and -1.62432° longitude.

Latitude53.59011°
Longitude-1.62432°

What is the easting and northing of Scissett?

The centre of Scissett is located at the grid reference easting 424965 and northing 410458 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting424965
Northing410458

What are the nearest towns to Scissett?

Position of Scissett relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scissett to the centre of the town.

north
4m
Scissett is 4 miles north of Penistone
south-west
6m
Scissett is 6 miles south-west of Horbury
north-west
6m
Scissett is 6 miles north-west of Barnsley
south
6m
Scissett is 6 miles south of Ossett
south-east
7m
Scissett is 7 miles south-east of Mirfield
east
7m
Scissett is 7 miles east of Holmfirth
west
7m
Scissett is 7 miles west of Royston
south
7m
Scissett is 7 miles south of Dewsbury
south-east
7m
Scissett is 7 miles south-east of Huddersfield
north
8m
Scissett is 8 miles north of Stocksbridge

What are the nearest cities to Scissett?

Position of Scissett relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scissett to the centre of the city.

south-west
8m
Scissett is 8 miles south-west of Wakefield
south
15m
Scissett is 15 miles south of Bradford
south
15m
Scissett is 15 miles south of Leeds
north-west
16m
Scissett is 16 miles north-west of Sheffield
west
21m
Scissett is 21 miles west of Doncaster
east
27m
Scissett is 27 miles east of Manchester
east
29m
Scissett is 29 miles east of Salford
south-west
34m
Scissett is 34 miles south-west of York
south
38m
Scissett is 38 miles south of Ripon
north-east
45m
Scissett is 45 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent

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