Ford is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles east of the town of Dronfield, five miles south-east of the major city of Sheffield, and 136 miles north-west of London. Ford lies just south of the South Yorkshire border. Ford falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the S12 postcode district. The post town for Ford is Sheffield.
Ford 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 |
Ford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ford is S12 3YD.
Ford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the S12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S12 postcode district.
The post town for Ford is Sheffield. Ford is in the S12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sheffield.
The centre of Ford is located at position 53.31887° latitude and -1.39934° longitude.
Latitude | 53.31887° |
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Longitude | -1.39934° |
The centre of Ford is located at the grid reference easting 440111 and northing 380384 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 440111 |
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Northing | 380384 |
Position of Ford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ford to the centre of the town.
Position of Ford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ford to the centre of the city.