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Where is Peak Forest?

Peak Forest is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, four miles east of the town of Chapel-en-le-Frith, 15 miles south-east of the major town of Stockport, 139 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 143 miles north-west of London. Peak Forest lies seven miles east of the Cheshire border. Peak Forest falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Peak Forest is Buxton.

Peak Forest on a map

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

Which county is Peak Forest in?

Peak Forest 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 Peak Forest in Derbyshire?

Peak Forest is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Peak Forest within Derbyshire
Location of Peak Forest within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Peak Forest?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Peak Forest is SK17 8EN.

Where is Peak Forest in SK17?

Peak Forest is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Peak Forest within SK17
Location of Peak Forest within SK17

What is the post town for Peak Forest?

The post town for Peak Forest is Buxton. Peak Forest is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Peak Forest?

The centre of Peak Forest is located at position 53.31368° latitude and -1.82824° longitude.

Latitude53.31368°
Longitude-1.82824°

What is the easting and northing of Peak Forest?

The centre of Peak Forest is located at the grid reference easting 411541 and northing 379652 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411541
Northing379652

What are the nearest towns to Peak Forest?

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

east
4m
Peak Forest is 4 miles east of Chapel-en-le-Frith
north-east
5m
Peak Forest is 5 miles north-east of Buxton
east
7m
Peak Forest is 7 miles east of Whaley Bridge
south-east
8m
Peak Forest is 8 miles south-east of New Mills
north-west
9m
Peak Forest is 9 miles north-west of Bakewell
south-east
10m
Peak Forest is 10 miles south-east of Glossop
east
11m
Peak Forest is 11 miles east of Bollington
south-east
11m
Peak Forest is 11 miles south-east of Marple
east
12m
Peak Forest is 12 miles east of Poynton
east
13m
Peak Forest is 13 miles east of Macclesfield

What are the nearest cities to Peak Forest?

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

west
16m
Peak Forest is 16 miles west of Sheffield
south-east
21m
Peak Forest is 21 miles south-east of Manchester
south-east
22m
Peak Forest is 22 miles south-east of Salford
north-east
25m
Peak Forest is 25 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
29m
Peak Forest is 29 miles south-west of Wakefield
north-west
31m
Peak Forest is 31 miles north-west of Derby
south-west
32m
Peak Forest is 32 miles south-west of Doncaster
south
33m
Peak Forest is 33 miles south of Bradford
south
36m
Peak Forest is 36 miles south of Leeds
north-west
37m
Peak Forest is 37 miles north-west of Nottingham