Derby is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, seven miles south of the town of Belper, and 113 miles north-west of London. Derby lies seven miles north-west of the Leicestershire border. Derby falls within the unitary authority of City of Derby. It is in the DE1 postcode district. The post town for Derby is Derby.
Derby is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of City of Derby.
Ceremonial County | Derbyshire |
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Historic County | Derbyshire |
Administrative County | City of Derby |
Derby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Derby is DE1 3JA.
Derby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE1 postcode district.
The post town for Derby is Derby. Derby is in the DE1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.
The centre of Derby is located at position 52.92469° latitude and -1.47806° longitude.
Latitude | 52.92469° |
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Longitude | -1.47806° |
The centre of Derby is located at the grid reference easting 435187 and northing 336492 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 435187 |
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Northing | 336492 |
Position of Derby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Derby to the centre of the town.
Position of Derby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Derby to the centre of the city.