Slaithwaite is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-west of the town of Meltham, four miles west of the major town of Huddersfield, 158 miles north of Cardiff, and 163 miles north-west of London. Slaithwaite lies five miles north-east of the Greater Manchester border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Slaithwaite falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD7 postcode district. The post town for Slaithwaite is Huddersfield.
Slaithwaite 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 |
Slaithwaite is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Slaithwaite is HD7 5AF.
Slaithwaite is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HD7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HD7 postcode district.
The post town for Slaithwaite is Huddersfield. Slaithwaite is in the HD7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huddersfield.
The centre of Slaithwaite is located at position 53.62462° latitude and -1.87789° longitude.
Latitude | 53.62462° |
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Longitude | -1.87789° |
The centre of Slaithwaite is located at the grid reference easting 408174 and northing 414238 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 408174 |
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Northing | 414238 |
Position of Slaithwaite relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Slaithwaite to the centre of the town.
Position of Slaithwaite relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Slaithwaite to the centre of the city.