Wilshaw is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, one mile south-east of the town of Meltham, four miles south-west of the major town of Huddersfield, 156 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Wilshaw lies three miles west of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Wilshaw falls within the metropolitan district council of Kirklees. It is in the HD9 postcode district. The post town for Wilshaw is Holmfirth.
Wilshaw 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 |
Wilshaw 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 Wilshaw is HD9 4DY.
Wilshaw is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HD9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HD9 postcode district.
The post town for Wilshaw is Holmfirth. Wilshaw is in the HD9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holmfirth.
The centre of Wilshaw is located at position 53.58468° latitude and -1.82496° longitude.
Latitude | 53.58468° |
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Longitude | -1.82496° |
The centre of Wilshaw is located at the grid reference easting 411685 and northing 409803 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411685 |
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Northing | 409803 |
Position of Wilshaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilshaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Wilshaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilshaw to the centre of the city.