Colshaw is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, four miles south of the town of Buxton, 16 miles north-east of the major city of Stoke-on-Trent, 130 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Colshaw lies just west of the Derbyshire border. Colshaw falls within the district council of Staffordshire Moorlands, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Colshaw is Buxton.
Colshaw is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Colshaw is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Colshaw is SK17 0SJ.
Colshaw is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district.
The post town for Colshaw is Buxton. Colshaw is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of Colshaw is located at position 53.20552° latitude and -1.94097° longitude.
Latitude | 53.20552° |
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Longitude | -1.94097° |
The centre of Colshaw is located at the grid reference easting 404040 and northing 367608 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 404040 |
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Northing | 367608 |
Position of Colshaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Colshaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Colshaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Colshaw to the centre of the city.