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Where is Ecton?

Ecton is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, seven miles east of the town of Leek, 15 miles north-east of the major city of Stoke-on-Trent, 127 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 133 miles north-west of London. Ecton lies two miles west of the Derbyshire border. Ecton falls within the district council of Staffordshire Moorlands, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Ecton is Buxton.

Ecton on a map

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

Which county is Ecton in?

Ecton is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.

Ceremonial CountyStaffordshire
Historic CountyStaffordshire
Administrative CountyStaffordshire

Where is Ecton in Staffordshire?

Ecton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Staffordshire.

Map showing location of Ecton within Staffordshire
Location of Ecton within Staffordshire

Where is Ecton in SK17?

Ecton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district.

Location of Ecton within SK17
Location of Ecton within SK17

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What is the post town for Ecton?

The post town for Ecton is Buxton. Ecton is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ecton?

The centre of Ecton is located at position 53.12277° latitude and -1.8586° longitude.

Latitude53.12277°
Longitude-1.8586°

What is the easting and northing of Ecton?

The centre of Ecton is located at the grid reference easting 409560 and northing 358409 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting409560
Northing358409

What are the nearest towns to Ecton?

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

east
7m
Ecton is 7 miles east of Leek
north-west
9m
Ecton is 9 miles north-west of Ashbourne
south
9m
Ecton is 9 miles south of Buxton
south-west
10m
Ecton is 10 miles south-west of Bakewell
north-east
11m
Ecton is 11 miles north-east of Cheadle
west
12m
Ecton is 12 miles west of Darley Dale
west
12m
Ecton is 12 miles west of Wirksworth
west
13m
Ecton is 13 miles west of Matlock
east
13m
Ecton is 13 miles east of Biddulph
south
14m
Ecton is 14 miles south of Chapel-en-le-Frith

What are the nearest cities to Ecton?

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

north-east
15m
Ecton is 15 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
21m
Ecton is 21 miles north-west of Derby
south-west
24m
Ecton is 24 miles south-west of Sheffield
south-east
29m
Ecton is 29 miles south-east of Manchester
north
30m
Ecton is 30 miles north of Lichfield
south-east
31m
Ecton is 31 miles south-east of Salford
west
32m
Ecton is 32 miles west of Nottingham
north
39m
Ecton is 39 miles north of Wolverhampton
south-west
41m
Ecton is 41 miles south-west of Doncaster
south
42m
Ecton is 42 miles south of Wakefield