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Where is Washpit?

Washpit is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile south of the town of Holmfirth, six miles south of the major town of Huddersfield, 155 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 157 miles north-west of London. Washpit lies two miles west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Washpit falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD9 postcode district. The post town for Washpit is Holmfirth.

Washpit on a map

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

Which county is Washpit in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Washpit in West Yorkshire?

Washpit is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Yorkshire.

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

What is the postcode for Washpit?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Washpit is HD9 2SN.

Where is Washpit in HD9?

Washpit 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.

Map showing location of Washpit within HD9
Location of Washpit within HD9

What is the post town for Washpit?

The post town for Washpit is Holmfirth. Washpit is in the HD9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holmfirth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Washpit?

The centre of Washpit is located at position 53.55823° latitude and -1.78677° longitude.

Latitude53.55823°
Longitude-1.78677°

What is the easting and northing of Washpit?

The centre of Washpit is located at the grid reference easting 414223 and northing 406866 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting414223
Northing406866

What are the nearest towns to Washpit?

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

south
1m
Washpit is 1 mile south of Holmfirth
south-east
4m
Washpit is 4 miles south-east of Meltham
south
6m
Washpit is 6 miles south of Huddersfield
west
7m
Washpit is 7 miles west of Penistone
south-west
9m
Washpit is 9 miles south-west of Mirfield
south
9m
Washpit is 9 miles south of Elland
north-west
9m
Washpit is 9 miles north-west of Stocksbridge
south
10m
Washpit is 10 miles south of Brighouse
north-east
10m
Washpit is 10 miles north-east of Glossop
east
11m
Washpit is 11 miles east of Mossley

What are the nearest cities to Washpit?

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

south-west
15m
Washpit is 15 miles south-west of Wakefield
south
16m
Washpit is 16 miles south of Bradford
north-west
18m
Washpit is 18 miles north-west of Sheffield
south-west
19m
Washpit is 19 miles south-west of Leeds
east
20m
Washpit is 20 miles east of Manchester
east
22m
Washpit is 22 miles east of Salford
west
27m
Washpit is 27 miles west of Doncaster
east
40m
Washpit is 40 miles east of Preston
south-west
40m
Washpit is 40 miles south-west of York
north-east
40m
Washpit is 40 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent