Linton is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, two miles south-west of the town of Swadlincote, five miles south-east of the major town of Burton upon Trent, and 105 miles north-west of London. Linton lies roughly one mile west of the Leicestershire border. Linton falls within the district council of South Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE12 postcode district. The post town for Linton is Swadlincote.
Linton 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 |
Linton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Linton is DE12 6PZ.
Linton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DE12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE12 postcode district.
The post town for Linton is Swadlincote. Linton is in the DE12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swadlincote.
The centre of Linton is located at position 52.7463° latitude and -1.59106° longitude.
Latitude | 52.7463° |
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Longitude | -1.59106° |
The centre of Linton is located at the grid reference easting 427703 and northing 316598 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 427703 |
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Northing | 316598 |
Position of Linton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Linton to the centre of the town.
Position of Linton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Linton to the centre of the city.