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Where is Elton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Elton in?

Elton is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.

Ceremonial CountyDerbyshire
Historic CountyDerbyshire
Administrative CountyDerbyshire

Where is Elton in 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.

Map showing location of Elton within Derbyshire
Location of Elton within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Elton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elton is DE4 2BX.

Where is Elton in DE4?

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.

Map showing location of Elton within DE4
Location of Elton within DE4

What is the post town for Elton?

The post town for Elton is Matlock. Elton is in the DE4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Matlock.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elton?

The centre of Elton is located at position 53.14512° latitude and -1.66802° longitude.

Latitude53.14512°
Longitude-1.66802°

What is the easting and northing of Elton?

The centre of Elton is located at the grid reference easting 422302 and northing 360937 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting422302
Northing360937

What are the nearest towns to Elton?

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

west
3m
Elton is 3 miles west of Darley Dale
south
5m
Elton is 5 miles south of Bakewell
west
5m
Elton is 5 miles west of Matlock
north-west
6m
Elton is 6 miles north-west of Wirksworth
north
9m
Elton is 9 miles north of Ashbourne
west
11m
Elton is 11 miles west of Clay Cross
north-west
11m
Elton is 11 miles north-west of Belper
south-west
12m
Elton is 12 miles south-west of Chesterfield
west
12m
Elton is 12 miles west of Alfreton
north-west
13m
Elton is 13 miles north-west of Ripley

What are the nearest cities to Elton?

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

north-west
17m
Elton is 17 miles north-west of Derby
south-west
18m
Elton is 18 miles south-west of Sheffield
east
23m
Elton is 23 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
25m
Elton is 25 miles north-west of Nottingham
north
33m
Elton is 33 miles north of Lichfield
south-east
33m
Elton is 33 miles south-east of Manchester
south-west
34m
Elton is 34 miles south-west of Doncaster
south-east
35m
Elton is 35 miles south-east of Salford
south
38m
Elton is 38 miles south of Wakefield
north-west
42m
Elton is 42 miles north-west of Leicester