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Where is Buxworth?

Buxworth is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, one mile north-east of the town of Whaley Bridge, nine miles south-east of the major town of Stockport, 138 miles north of Cardiff, and 148 miles north-west of London. Buxworth lies two miles east of the Cheshire border. Buxworth falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK23 postcode district. The post town for Buxworth is High Peak.

Buxworth on a map

Map showing extent of Buxworth as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Buxworth
Map showing location of Buxworth within the UK
Location of Buxworth within the UK

Which county is Buxworth in?

Buxworth is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.

Ceremonial CountyDerbyshire
Historic CountyDerbyshire
Administrative CountyDerbyshire

Where is Buxworth in Derbyshire?

Buxworth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Buxworth within Derbyshire
Location of Buxworth within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Buxworth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Buxworth is SK23 7NJ.

Where is Buxworth in SK23?

Buxworth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Buxworth within SK23
Location of Buxworth within SK23

What is the post town for Buxworth?

The post town for Buxworth is High Peak. Buxworth is in the SK23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of High Peak.

What is the latitude and longitude of Buxworth?

The centre of Buxworth is located at position 53.33621° latitude and -1.9667° longitude.

Latitude53.33621°
Longitude-1.9667°

What is the easting and northing of Buxworth?

The centre of Buxworth is located at the grid reference easting 402315 and northing 382145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting402315
Northing382145

What are the nearest towns to Buxworth?

Position of Buxworth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Buxworth to the centre of the town.

north-east
1m
Buxworth is 1 mile north-east of Whaley Bridge
west
2m
Buxworth is 2 miles west of Chapel-en-le-Frith
south-east
3m
Buxworth is 3 miles south-east of New Mills
south-east
6m
Buxworth is 6 miles south-east of Marple
north
6m
Buxworth is 6 miles north of Buxton
north-east
6m
Buxworth is 6 miles north-east of Bollington
east
6m
Buxworth is 6 miles east of Poynton
south-east
7m
Buxworth is 7 miles south-east of Hazel Grove
south-east
7m
Buxworth is 7 miles south-east of Romiley
south
7m
Buxworth is 7 miles south of Glossop

What are the nearest cities to Buxworth?

Position of Buxworth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Buxworth to the centre of the city.

south-east
15m
Buxworth is 15 miles south-east of Manchester
south-east
17m
Buxworth is 17 miles south-east of Salford
west
21m
Buxworth is 21 miles west of Sheffield
north
23m
Buxworth is 23 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
31m
Buxworth is 31 miles south-west of Wakefield
south
33m
Buxworth is 33 miles south of Bradford
north-west
35m
Buxworth is 35 miles north-west of Derby
south-west
36m
Buxworth is 36 miles south-west of Leeds
west
37m
Buxworth is 37 miles west of Doncaster
east
40m
Buxworth is 40 miles east of Chester