Buxton is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, five miles south of the town of Chapel-en-le-Frith, 15 miles south-east of the major town of Stockport, 134 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 142 miles north-west of London. Buxton lies three miles north of the Staffordshire border. Buxton falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Buxton is Buxton.
Buxton 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 |
Buxton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Buxton is SK17 6ET.
Buxton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district.
The post town for Buxton is Buxton. Buxton is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of Buxton is located at position 53.25523° latitude and -1.91517° longitude.
Latitude | 53.25523° |
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Longitude | -1.91517° |
The centre of Buxton is located at the grid reference easting 405757 and northing 373139 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 405757 |
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Northing | 373139 |
Position of Buxton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Buxton to the centre of the town.
Position of Buxton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Buxton to the centre of the city.