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Where is Silkstone?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Silkstone in?

Silkstone is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Silkstone in South Yorkshire?

Silkstone is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Silkstone within South Yorkshire
Location of Silkstone within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Silkstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Silkstone is S75 4JH.

Where is Silkstone in S75?

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.

Map showing location of Silkstone within S75
Location of Silkstone within S75

What is the post town for Silkstone?

The post town for Silkstone is Barnsley. Silkstone is in the S75 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnsley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Silkstone?

The centre of Silkstone is located at position 53.5489° latitude and -1.56332° longitude.

Latitude53.5489°
Longitude-1.56332°

What is the easting and northing of Silkstone?

The centre of Silkstone is located at the grid reference easting 429031 and northing 405896 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting429031
Northing405896

What are the nearest towns to Silkstone?

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

north-east
3m
Silkstone is 3 miles north-east of Penistone
west
3m
Silkstone is 3 miles west of Barnsley
west
4m
Silkstone is 4 miles west of Worsbrough
north
5m
Silkstone is 5 miles north of Stocksbridge
south-west
6m
Silkstone is 6 miles south-west of Royston
west
7m
Silkstone is 7 miles west of Wombwell
south
8m
Silkstone is 8 miles south of Horbury
south
9m
Silkstone is 9 miles south of Ossett
east
9m
Silkstone is 9 miles east of Holmfirth
west
10m
Silkstone is 10 miles west of Wath upon Dearne

What are the nearest cities to Silkstone?

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

south
10m
Silkstone is 10 miles south of Wakefield
north
12m
Silkstone is 12 miles north of Sheffield
south
17m
Silkstone is 17 miles south of Leeds
west
18m
Silkstone is 18 miles west of Doncaster
south-east
18m
Silkstone is 18 miles south-east of Bradford
east
29m
Silkstone is 29 miles east of Manchester
east
31m
Silkstone is 31 miles east of Salford
south-west
35m
Silkstone is 35 miles south-west of York
south
41m
Silkstone is 41 miles south of Ripon
north
43m
Silkstone is 43 miles north of Derby