Friden is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, six miles south-west of the town of Bakewell, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Chesterfield, 130 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 132 miles north-west of London. Friden lies three miles north-east of the Staffordshire border. Friden falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Friden is Buxton.
Friden 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 |
Friden 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 Friden is SK17 0DY.
Friden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district.
The post town for Friden is Buxton. Friden is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of Friden is located at position 53.14387° latitude and -1.74511° longitude.
Latitude | 53.14387° |
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Longitude | -1.74511° |
The centre of Friden is located at the grid reference easting 417147 and northing 360778 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 417147 |
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Northing | 360778 |
Position of Friden relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Friden to the centre of the town.
Position of Friden relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Friden to the centre of the city.