Bacteriostatic water in Hemsworth

Local facts for Hemsworth

Hemsworth sits in the WF9 postcode district (WF area), within Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF9 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Hemsworth go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 25.2 km
• Sheffield Hallam University, Biological Sciences, 27.1 km
• The University of Sheffield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 27.4 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Hemsworth with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28.2 km west
• The University of Bradford (UKPRN 10007785): Chemistry, 33.7 km north-west
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 42 km north-east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 60.3 km west
• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 67.1 km east
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 68.4 km south-east
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 75.8 km south

Nearby: Brierley (2.8 km), South Kirkby (3.2 km), South Elmsall (4.8 km), Featherstone (6.8 km), Royston (6.9 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Hemsworth lies south-east of Wakefield, about 12.3 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the WF postcode area (18 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, WF9, 3 km
• Pontefract, WF8, 9.2 km
• Milnthorpe, WF2, 9.8 km
• Normanton, WF6, 10.4 km
• Ashfield, WF6, 10.8 km
• Wakefield, WF1, 12.3 km
• WF, 12.3 km
• Castleford, WF10, 12.5 km

Postcode districts in the WF area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: WF1, WF2, WF5, WF6, WF7, WF8, WF9, WF10, WF11, WF13, WF14, WF16, WF17.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Wakefield (14 location pages): South Kirkby and Moorthorpe 3 km, South Kirkby 3.2 km, South Elmsall 4.8 km, Featherstone 6.8 km, Pontefract 9.2 km, Milnthorpe 9.8 km, Normanton 10.4 km, Ashfield 10.8 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Hemsworth: north, Featherstone (6.8 km); east, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe (3 km); south, Brierley (2.8 km); west, Royston (6.9 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Hemsworth: 8; within 25 km: 45; within 50 km: 99.

Map reference: 53.6137, -1.3535 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074570860).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.