Upperthong is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile west of the town of Holmfirth, five miles south of the major town of Huddersfield, 156 miles north of Cardiff, and 159 miles north-west of London. Upperthong lies two miles west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Upperthong falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD9 postcode district. The post town for Upperthong is Holmfirth.
Upperthong 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 |
Upperthong is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Upperthong is HD9 3XL.
Upperthong is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HD9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HD9 postcode district.
The post town for Upperthong is Holmfirth. Upperthong is in the HD9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holmfirth.
The centre of Upperthong is located at position 53.57009° latitude and -1.80579° longitude.
Latitude | 53.57009° |
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Longitude | -1.80579° |
The centre of Upperthong is located at the grid reference easting 412959 and northing 408183 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 412959 |
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Northing | 408183 |
Position of Upperthong relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Upperthong to the centre of the town.
Position of Upperthong relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Upperthong to the centre of the city.