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 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 |
Peak Forest is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Peak Forest is SK17 8EN.
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.
The post town for Peak Forest is Buxton. Peak Forest is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of Peak Forest is located at position 53.31368° latitude and -1.82824° longitude.
Latitude | 53.31368° |
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Longitude | -1.82824° |
The centre of Peak Forest is located at the grid reference easting 411541 and northing 379652 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411541 |
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Northing | 379652 |
Position of Peak Forest relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Peak Forest to the centre of the town.
Position of Peak Forest relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Peak Forest to the centre of the city.