Silkstone is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the town of Penistone, three miles west of the major town of Barnsley, and 153 miles north-west of London. Silkstone lies two miles south of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Silkstone falls within the metropolitan district council of Barnsley. It is in the S75 postcode district. The post town for Silkstone is Barnsley.
Silkstone is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Silkstone is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Silkstone is S75 4JH.
Silkstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the S75 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S75 postcode district.
The post town for Silkstone is Barnsley. Silkstone is in the S75 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnsley.
The centre of Silkstone is located at position 53.5489° latitude and -1.56332° longitude.
Latitude | 53.5489° |
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Longitude | -1.56332° |
The centre of Silkstone is located at the grid reference easting 429031 and northing 405896 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 429031 |
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Northing | 405896 |
Position of Silkstone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Silkstone to the centre of the town.
Position of Silkstone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Silkstone to the centre of the city.