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 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 |
Ecton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Staffordshire.
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.
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The post town for Ecton is Buxton. Ecton is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of Ecton is located at position 53.12277° latitude and -1.8586° longitude.
Latitude | 53.12277° |
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Longitude | -1.8586° |
The centre of Ecton is located at the grid reference easting 409560 and northing 358409 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 409560 |
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Northing | 358409 |
Position of Ecton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ecton to the centre of the town.
Position of Ecton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ecton to the centre of the city.