Bretton is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, six miles north of the town of Bakewell, 11 miles south-west of the major city of Sheffield, and 140 miles north-west of London. Bretton lies three miles south-west of the South Yorkshire border. Bretton falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the S32 postcode district. The post town for Bretton is Hope Valley.
Bretton is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.
Ceremonial County | Derbyshire |
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Historic County | Derbyshire |
Administrative County | Derbyshire |
Bretton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bretton is S32 5QD.
Bretton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the S32 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the S32 postcode district.
The post town for Bretton is Hope Valley. Bretton is in the S32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hope Valley.
The centre of Bretton is located at position 53.29786° latitude and -1.70082° longitude.
Latitude | 53.29786° |
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Longitude | -1.70082° |
The centre of Bretton is located at the grid reference easting 420038 and northing 377920 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 420038 |
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Northing | 377920 |
Position of Bretton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bretton to the centre of the town.
Position of Bretton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bretton to the centre of the city.