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  1. Walton

Where is Walton?

Walton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south-east of the major city of Wakefield, and 158 miles north of London. Walton lies three miles north-west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Walton falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF2 postcode district. The post town for Walton is Wakefield.

Walton on a map

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

Which county is Walton in?

Walton is in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Walton in West Yorkshire?

Walton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Walton within West Yorkshire
Location of Walton within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Walton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Walton is WF2 6PJ.

Where is Walton in WF2?

Walton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WF2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WF2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Walton within WF2
Location of Walton within WF2

What is the post town for Walton?

The post town for Walton is Wakefield. Walton is in the WF2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wakefield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Walton?

The centre of Walton is located at position 53.64982° latitude and -1.4663° longitude.

Latitude53.64982°
Longitude-1.4663°

What is the easting and northing of Walton?

The centre of Walton is located at the grid reference easting 435375 and northing 417168 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting435375
Northing417168

What are the nearest towns to Walton?

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

north
4m
Walton is 4 miles north of Royston
east
4m
Walton is 4 miles east of Horbury
south-west
4m
Walton is 4 miles south-west of Normanton
west
5m
Walton is 5 miles west of Featherstone
south-east
5m
Walton is 5 miles south-east of Ossett
north-west
5m
Walton is 5 miles north-west of Hemsworth
north
7m
Walton is 7 miles north of Barnsley
south
7m
Walton is 7 miles south of Rothwell
south-west
7m
Walton is 7 miles south-west of Castleford
south-west
7m
Walton is 7 miles south-west of Pontefract

What are the nearest cities to Walton?

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

south-east
3m
Walton is 3 miles south-east of Wakefield
south
11m
Walton is 11 miles south of Leeds
south-east
15m
Walton is 15 miles south-east of Bradford
north-west
16m
Walton is 16 miles north-west of Doncaster
north
18m
Walton is 18 miles north of Sheffield
south-west
27m
Walton is 27 miles south-west of York
south
34m
Walton is 34 miles south of Ripon
east
34m
Walton is 34 miles east of Manchester
east
36m
Walton is 36 miles east of Salford
west
47m
Walton is 47 miles west of Kingston upon Hull

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