Dronfield is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, five miles north-west of the major town of Chesterfield, and 136 miles north-west of London. Dronfield lies roughly one mile south-west of the South Yorkshire border. Dronfield falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the S18 postcode district. The post town for Dronfield is Dronfield.
Dronfield 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 |
Dronfield 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 Dronfield is S18 1RG.
Dronfield is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the S18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S18 postcode district.
The post town for Dronfield is Dronfield. Dronfield is in the S18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dronfield.
The centre of Dronfield is located at position 53.30261° latitude and -1.47659° longitude.
Latitude | 53.30261° |
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Longitude | -1.47659° |
The centre of Dronfield is located at the grid reference easting 434978 and northing 378534 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 434978 |
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Northing | 378534 |
Position of Dronfield relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dronfield to the centre of the town.
Position of Dronfield relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dronfield to the centre of the city.