Glossop is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, five miles south-east of the town of Stalybridge, nine miles east of the major town of Stockport, 145 miles north of Cardiff, and 154 miles north-west of London. Glossop lies two miles east of the Greater Manchester border. Glossop falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK13 postcode district. The post town for Glossop is Glossop.
Glossop 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 |
Glossop is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Glossop is SK13 8AB.
Glossop is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SK13 postcode district.
The post town for Glossop is Glossop. Glossop is in the SK13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glossop.
The centre of Glossop is located at position 53.44329° latitude and -1.94888° longitude.
Latitude | 53.44329° |
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Longitude | -1.94888° |
The centre of Glossop is located at the grid reference easting 403493 and northing 394059 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 403493 |
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Northing | 394059 |
Position of Glossop relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Glossop to the centre of the town.
Position of Glossop relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Glossop to the centre of the city.