Dunkirk is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, two miles south-west of the town of Kidsgrove, five miles north-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 116 miles north of Cardiff, and 141 miles north-west of London. Dunkirk lies just south-east of the Cheshire border. Dunkirk falls within the district council of Newcastle-under-Lyme, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the ST7 postcode district. The post town for Dunkirk is Stoke-on-Trent.
Dunkirk is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Dunkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunkirk is ST7 8LZ.
Dunkirk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ST7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ST7 postcode district.
The post town for Dunkirk is Stoke-on-Trent. Dunkirk is in the ST7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stoke-on-Trent.
The centre of Dunkirk is located at position 53.0687° latitude and -2.2797° longitude.
Latitude | 53.0687° |
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Longitude | -2.2797° |
The centre of Dunkirk is located at the grid reference easting 381356 and northing 352421 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 381356 |
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Northing | 352421 |
Position of Dunkirk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunkirk to the centre of the town.
Position of Dunkirk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunkirk to the centre of the city.