South Kirkby is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile west of the town of South Elmsall, seven miles north-east of the major town of Barnsley, and 152 miles north of London. South Kirkby lies just north of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. South Kirkby falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF9 postcode district. The post town for South Kirkby is Pontefract.
South Kirkby 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 |
South Kirkby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of South Kirkby is WF9 3AF.
South Kirkby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WF9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WF9 postcode district.
The post town for South Kirkby is Pontefract. South Kirkby is in the WF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontefract.
The centre of South Kirkby is located at position 53.59383° latitude and -1.31913° longitude.
Latitude | 53.59383° |
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Longitude | -1.31913° |
The centre of South Kirkby is located at the grid reference easting 445162 and northing 411021 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 445162 |
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Northing | 411021 |
Position of South Kirkby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of South Kirkby to the centre of the town.
Position of South Kirkby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of South Kirkby to the centre of the city.