Stead is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-east of the town of Ilkley, nine miles north of the major city of Bradford, 152 miles south of Edinburgh, 178 miles north of Cardiff, and 180 miles north-west of London. Stead lies just south-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Stead falls within the metropolitan district council of Bradford. It is in the LS29 postcode district. The post town for Stead is Ilkley.
Stead 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 |
Stead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stead is LS29 8BQ.
Stead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LS29 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LS29 postcode district.
The post town for Stead is Ilkley. Stead is in the LS29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilkley.
The centre of Stead is located at position 53.91245° latitude and -1.78518° longitude.
Latitude | 53.91245° |
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Longitude | -1.78518° |
The centre of Stead is located at the grid reference easting 414209 and northing 446277 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 414209 |
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Northing | 446277 |
Position of Stead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stead to the centre of the town.
Position of Stead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stead to the centre of the city.