Lightwood is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles north-east of the town of Dronfield, four miles south-east of the major city of Sheffield, and 137 miles north-west of London. Lightwood lies just south of the South Yorkshire border. Lightwood falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the S8 postcode district. The post town for Lightwood is Sheffield.
Lightwood 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 |
Lightwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lightwood is S8 8BG.
Lightwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the S8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the S8 postcode district.
The post town for Lightwood is Sheffield. Lightwood is in the S8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sheffield.
The centre of Lightwood is located at position 53.33301° latitude and -1.43311° longitude.
Latitude | 53.33301° |
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Longitude | -1.43311° |
The centre of Lightwood is located at the grid reference easting 437849 and northing 381938 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 437849 |
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Northing | 381938 |
Position of Lightwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lightwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Lightwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lightwood to the centre of the city.