Bacteriostatic water in Milnthorpe

Local facts for Milnthorpe

Milnthorpe sits in the WF2 postcode district (WF area), within Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF2 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Milnthorpe 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, 17.6 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 19.3 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 24 km

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

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

• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 30.4 km south
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 30.6 km south
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 43.3 km north-east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 53.5 km south-west
• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 74.7 km east
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 78 km south-east

Nearby: Wakefield (3.4 km), Royston (6.5 km), Ossett (6.8 km), Normanton (6.9 km), Ashfield (7.3 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Milnthorpe lies south of Wakefield, about 3.4 km in a straight line.

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

• WF, 3.8 km
• Featherstone, WF7, 8.7 km
• Hemsworth, WF9, 9.8 km
• Dewsbury, WF13, 10.2 km
• Batley, WF17, 11.8 km
• Castleford, WF10, 11.9 km
• Pontefract, WF8, 12.4 km
• South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, WF9, 12.6 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): Wakefield 3.4 km, WF 3.8 km, Ossett 6.8 km, Normanton 6.9 km, Ashfield 7.3 km, Featherstone 8.7 km, Hemsworth 9.8 km, Castleford 11.9 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Milnthorpe: north, Wakefield (3.4 km); east, Featherstone (8.7 km); south, Royston (6.5 km); west, Ossett (6.8 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Milnthorpe: 9; within 25 km: 49; within 50 km: 98.

Map reference: 53.6539, -1.4865 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074570884).

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