Skelmanthorpe is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles north of the town of Penistone, six miles south-east of the major town of Huddersfield, and 157 miles north-west of London. Skelmanthorpe lies two miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Skelmanthorpe falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD8 postcode district. The post town for Skelmanthorpe is Huddersfield.
Skelmanthorpe 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 |
Skelmanthorpe 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 Skelmanthorpe is HD8 9BX.
Skelmanthorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HD8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HD8 postcode district.
The post town for Skelmanthorpe is Huddersfield. Skelmanthorpe is in the HD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.
The centre of Skelmanthorpe is located at position 53.59202° latitude and -1.65376° longitude.
Latitude | 53.59202° |
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Longitude | -1.65376° |
The centre of Skelmanthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 423015 and northing 410661 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 423015 |
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Northing | 410661 |
Position of Skelmanthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelmanthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Skelmanthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Skelmanthorpe to the centre of the city.