Elton is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles west of the town of Darley Dale, 12 miles south-west of the major town of Chesterfield, and 130 miles north-west of London. Elton lies six miles north-east of the Staffordshire border. Elton falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE4 postcode district. The post town for Elton is Matlock.
Elton 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 |
Elton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Elton is DE4 2BX.
Elton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DE4 postcode district.
The post town for Elton is Matlock. Elton is in the DE4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Matlock.
The centre of Elton is located at position 53.14512° latitude and -1.66802° longitude.
Latitude | 53.14512° |
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Longitude | -1.66802° |
The centre of Elton is located at the grid reference easting 422302 and northing 360937 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 422302 |
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Northing | 360937 |
Position of Elton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Elton to the centre of the town.
Position of Elton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Elton to the centre of the city.