Basford is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, two miles south of the town of Crewe, nine miles north-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 114 miles north of Cardiff, and 145 miles north-west of London. Basford lies two miles north-west of the Staffordshire border. Basford falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire East. It is in the CW2 postcode district. The post town for Basford is Crewe.
Basford is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire East.
Ceremonial County | Cheshire |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Administrative County | Cheshire East |
Basford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cheshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cheshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Basford is CW2 5NJ.
Basford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CW2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CW2 postcode district.
The post town for Basford is Crewe. Basford is in the CW2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crewe.
The centre of Basford is located at position 53.06627° latitude and -2.42573° longitude.
Latitude | 53.06627° |
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Longitude | -2.42573° |
The centre of Basford is located at the grid reference easting 371569 and northing 352200 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 371569 |
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Northing | 352200 |
Position of Basford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Basford to the centre of the town.
Position of Basford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Basford to the centre of the city.