Bacteriostatic water in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe

Local facts for South Kirkby and Moorthorpe

South Kirkby and Moorthorpe is a local authority area in Yorkshire and The Humber. Its central point falls in the WF9 postcode district.

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

• Sheffield Hallam University, Biological Sciences, 25.4 km
• The University of Sheffield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 25.9 km
• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28.1 km

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

Further universities within 80 km of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 30.3 km west
• The University of Bradford (UKPRN 10007785): Chemistry, 36.5 km north-west
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 43.3 km north-east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 61.5 km west
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 65.5 km south-east
• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 66.1 km east
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 73.2 km south

Nearby: South Kirkby (0.5 km), South Elmsall (2.5 km), Hemsworth (3 km), Brierley (3.8 km), Royston (8.5 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

South Kirkby and Moorthorpe lies south-east of Wakefield, about 15.2 km in a straight line.

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

• Featherstone, WF7, 9.4 km
• Pontefract, WF8, 11.2 km
• Milnthorpe, WF2, 12.6 km
• Normanton, WF6, 13.3 km
• Ashfield, WF6, 13.7 km
• Knottingley, WF11, 14.1 km
• Castleford, WF10, 15 km
• Wakefield, WF1, 15.2 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 0.5 km, South Elmsall 2.5 km, Hemsworth 3 km, Featherstone 9.4 km, Pontefract 11.2 km, Milnthorpe 12.6 km, Normanton 13.3 km, Ashfield 13.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from South Kirkby and Moorthorpe: north, Featherstone (9.4 km); east, South Elmsall (2.5 km); south, Wombwell (9.1 km); west, Hemsworth (3 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe: 7; within 25 km: 41; within 50 km: 99.

Map reference: 53.5923, -1.3265.

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