Shelf is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the major town of Halifax, 162 miles south of Edinburgh, 167 miles north of Cardiff, and 170 miles north-west of London. Shelf was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Shelf falls within the metropolitan district council of Calderdale. It is in the HX3 postcode district. The post town for Shelf is Halifax.
Shelf 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 |
Shelf 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 Shelf is HX3 7PF.
Shelf is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HX3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HX3 postcode district.
The post town for Shelf is Halifax. Shelf is in the HX3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Halifax.
The centre of Shelf is located at position 53.75552° latitude and -1.81182° longitude.
Latitude | 53.75552° |
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Longitude | -1.81182° |
The centre of Shelf is located at the grid reference easting 412505 and northing 428812 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 412505 |
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Northing | 428812 |
Position of Shelf relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shelf to the centre of the town.
Position of Shelf relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shelf to the centre of the city.