Longford is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, six miles south-east of the town of Ashbourne, eight miles west of the major city of Derby, and 118 miles north-west of London. Longford lies five miles east of the Staffordshire border. Longford falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE6 postcode district. The post town for Longford is Ashbourne.
Longford 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 |
Longford 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 Longford is DE6 3DR.
Longford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE6 postcode district.
The post town for Longford is Ashbourne. Longford is in the DE6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashbourne.
The centre of Longford is located at position 52.93729° latitude and -1.67665° longitude.
Latitude | 52.93729° |
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Longitude | -1.67665° |
The centre of Longford is located at the grid reference easting 421829 and northing 337815 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 421829 |
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Northing | 337815 |
Position of Longford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Longford to the centre of the town.
Position of Longford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Longford to the centre of the city.