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Where is Longford?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Longford as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Longford
Map showing location of Longford within the UK
Location of Longford within the UK

Which county is Longford in?

Longford is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.

Ceremonial CountyDerbyshire
Historic CountyDerbyshire
Administrative CountyDerbyshire

Where is Longford in Derbyshire?

Longford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Longford within Derbyshire
Location of Longford within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Longford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Longford is DE6 3DR.

Where is Longford in DE6?

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.

Map showing location of Longford within DE6
Location of Longford within DE6

What is the post town for Longford?

The post town for Longford is Ashbourne. Longford is in the DE6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashbourne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Longford?

The centre of Longford is located at position 52.93729° latitude and -1.67665° longitude.

Latitude52.93729°
Longitude-1.67665°

What is the easting and northing of Longford?

The centre of Longford is located at the grid reference easting 421829 and northing 337815 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting421829
Northing337815

What are the nearest towns to Longford?

Position of Longford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Longford to the centre of the town.

south-east
6m
Longford is 6 miles south-east of Ashbourne
east
8m
Longford is 8 miles east of Uttoxeter
north
9m
Longford is 9 miles north of Burton upon Trent
south-west
10m
Longford is 10 miles south-west of Belper
south-west
11m
Longford is 11 miles south-west of Wirksworth
north-west
12m
Longford is 12 miles north-west of Swadlincote
east
13m
Longford is 13 miles east of Cheadle
south-west
14m
Longford is 14 miles south-west of Ripley
west
15m
Longford is 15 miles west of Heanor
south
15m
Longford is 15 miles south of Matlock

What are the nearest cities to Longford?

Position of Longford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Longford to the centre of the city.

west
8m
Longford is 8 miles west of Derby
north
19m
Longford is 19 miles north of Lichfield
east
22m
Longford is 22 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent
west
22m
Longford is 22 miles west of Nottingham
north-east
31m
Longford is 31 miles north-east of Wolverhampton
north-west
31m
Longford is 31 miles north-west of Leicester
south
32m
Longford is 32 miles south of Sheffield
north
33m
Longford is 33 miles north of Birmingham
north
37m
Longford is 37 miles north of Coventry
south-east
44m
Longford is 44 miles south-east of Manchester