Ilkeston is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles south-west of the town of Kimberley, seven miles west of the major city of Nottingham, and 112 miles north-west of London. Ilkeston lies just south-west of the Nottinghamshire border. Ilkeston falls within the district council of Erewash, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE7 postcode district. The post town for Ilkeston is Ilkeston.
Ilkeston 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 |
Ilkeston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ilkeston is DE7 5QE.
Ilkeston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DE7 postcode district.
The post town for Ilkeston is Ilkeston. Ilkeston is in the DE7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilkeston.
The centre of Ilkeston is located at position 52.96974° latitude and -1.3093° longitude.
Latitude | 52.96974° |
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Longitude | -1.3093° |
The centre of Ilkeston is located at the grid reference easting 446484 and northing 341599 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 446484 |
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Northing | 341599 |
Position of Ilkeston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ilkeston to the centre of the town.
Position of Ilkeston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ilkeston to the centre of the city.