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Where is Townhead?

Townhead is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, four miles south-east of the town of Holmfirth, nine miles south of the major town of Huddersfield, 153 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 155 miles north-west of London. Townhead lies roughly one mile south of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Townhead falls within the metropolitan district council of Barnsley. It is in the S36 postcode district. The post town for Townhead is Sheffield.

Townhead on a map

Map showing extent of Townhead as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Townhead
Map showing location of Townhead within the UK
Location of Townhead within the UK

Which county is Townhead in?

Townhead is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Townhead in South Yorkshire?

Townhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Townhead within South Yorkshire
Location of Townhead within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Townhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Townhead is S36 4TG.

Where is Townhead in S36?

Townhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the S36 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the S36 postcode district.

Map showing location of Townhead within S36
Location of Townhead within S36

What is the post town for Townhead?

The post town for Townhead is Sheffield. Townhead is in the S36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sheffield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Townhead?

The centre of Townhead is located at position 53.52207° latitude and -1.75185° longitude.

Latitude53.52207°
Longitude-1.75185°

What is the easting and northing of Townhead?

The centre of Townhead is located at the grid reference easting 416550 and northing 402851 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting416550
Northing402851

What are the nearest towns to Townhead?

Position of Townhead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Townhead to the centre of the town.

south-east
4m
Townhead is 4 miles south-east of Holmfirth
west
5m
Townhead is 5 miles west of Penistone
south-east
6m
Townhead is 6 miles south-east of Meltham
north-west
7m
Townhead is 7 miles north-west of Stocksbridge
south
9m
Townhead is 9 miles south of Huddersfield
north-east
10m
Townhead is 10 miles north-east of Glossop
south
11m
Townhead is 11 miles south of Mirfield
west
11m
Townhead is 11 miles west of Barnsley
west
12m
Townhead is 12 miles west of Worsbrough
south
12m
Townhead is 12 miles south of Elland

What are the nearest cities to Townhead?

Position of Townhead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Townhead to the centre of the city.

north-west
15m
Townhead is 15 miles north-west of Sheffield
south-west
15m
Townhead is 15 miles south-west of Wakefield
south
19m
Townhead is 19 miles south of Bradford
east
21m
Townhead is 21 miles east of Manchester
south-west
21m
Townhead is 21 miles south-west of Leeds
east
23m
Townhead is 23 miles east of Salford
west
26m
Townhead is 26 miles west of Doncaster
north-east
39m
Townhead is 39 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
41m
Townhead is 41 miles south-west of York
south-east
42m
Townhead is 42 miles south-east of Preston