Retford is located in the county of Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, eight miles east of the town of Worksop, 16 miles south-east of the major town of Doncaster, and 129 miles north of London. Retford lies seven miles west of the Lincolnshire border. Retford falls within the district council of Bassetlaw, under the county council of Nottinghamshire. It is in the DN22 postcode district. The post town for Retford is Retford.
Retford is in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the administrative county of Nottinghamshire.
Ceremonial County | Nottinghamshire |
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Historic County | Nottinghamshire |
Administrative County | Nottinghamshire |
Retford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Nottinghamshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Nottinghamshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Retford is DN22 6UX.
Retford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DN22 postcode district.
The post town for Retford is Retford. Retford is in the DN22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Retford.
The centre of Retford is located at position 53.32263° latitude and -0.94246° longitude.
Latitude | 53.32263° |
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Longitude | -0.94246° |
The centre of Retford is located at the grid reference easting 470540 and northing 381155 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 470540 |
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Northing | 381155 |
Position of Retford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Retford to the centre of the town.
Position of Retford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Retford to the centre of the city.