Bacteriostatic water in Knottingley

Local facts for Knottingley

Knottingley sits in the WF11 postcode district (WF area), within Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF11 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Knottingley 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, 22.9 km
• University of York, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 29.2 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 35.6 km

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

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

• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 35.9 km west
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 39.5 km south
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 40 km south-west
• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 57.9 km east
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 70.6 km south-east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 70.6 km west

Nearby: Pontefract (4.7 km), Castleford (7.4 km), Featherstone (8.5 km), Kippax (10.5 km), Ashfield (11.2 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Knottingley lies east of Wakefield, about 17 km in a straight line.

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

• Normanton, WF6, 11.3 km
• Hemsworth, WF9, 12.9 km
• South Elmsall, WF9, 13.1 km
• South Kirkby, WF9, 13.8 km
• South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, WF9, 14.1 km
• WF, 16.6 km
• Wakefield, WF1, 17 km
• Milnthorpe, WF2, 17.1 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): Pontefract 4.7 km, Castleford 7.4 km, Featherstone 8.5 km, Ashfield 11.2 km, Normanton 11.3 km, Hemsworth 12.9 km, South Elmsall 13.1 km, South Kirkby 13.8 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Knottingley: north, Selby (14.1 km); east, Askern (12.1 km); south, Pontefract (4.7 km); west, Castleford (7.4 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Knottingley: 3; within 25 km: 37; within 50 km: 104.

Map reference: 53.7097, -1.2443 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074570871).

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