Stapleton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south of the town of Knottingley, 11 miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 156 miles north of London. Stapleton lies just east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Stapleton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the WF8 postcode district. The post town for Stapleton is Pontefract.
Stapleton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Stapleton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stapleton is WF8 3DB.
Stapleton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WF8 postcode district.
The post town for Stapleton is Pontefract. Stapleton is in the WF8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pontefract.
The centre of Stapleton is located at position 53.67122° latitude and -1.23455° longitude.
Latitude | 53.67122° |
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Longitude | -1.23455° |
The centre of Stapleton is located at the grid reference easting 450668 and northing 419688 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 450668 |
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Northing | 419688 |
Position of Stapleton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stapleton to the centre of the town.
Position of Stapleton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stapleton to the centre of the city.