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  1. Retford

Where is Retford?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Retford in?

Retford is in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the administrative county of Nottinghamshire.

Ceremonial CountyNottinghamshire
Historic CountyNottinghamshire
Administrative CountyNottinghamshire

Where is Retford in Nottinghamshire?

Retford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Nottinghamshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Nottinghamshire.

Map showing location of Retford within Nottinghamshire
Location of Retford within Nottinghamshire

What is the postcode for Retford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Retford is DN22 6UX.

Where is Retford in DN22?

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.

Map showing location of Retford within DN22
Location of Retford within DN22

What is the post town for Retford?

The post town for Retford is Retford. Retford is in the DN22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Retford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Retford?

The centre of Retford is located at position 53.32263° latitude and -0.94246° longitude.

Latitude53.32263°
Longitude-0.94246°

What is the easting and northing of Retford?

The centre of Retford is located at the grid reference easting 470540 and northing 381155 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting470540
Northing381155

What are the nearest towns to Retford?

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

east
8m
Retford is 8 miles east of Worksop
south-east
8m
Retford is 8 miles south-east of Bawtry
south-west
9m
Retford is 9 miles south-west of Gainsborough
south-east
10m
Retford is 10 miles south-east of Tickhill
east
12m
Retford is 12 miles east of Dinnington
north-east
12m
Retford is 12 miles north-east of Market Warsop
south-east
13m
Retford is 13 miles south-east of Maltby
north-east
14m
Retford is 14 miles north-east of Shirebrook
south
15m
Retford is 15 miles south of Epworth
north-east
15m
Retford is 15 miles north-east of Mansfield Woodhouse

What are the nearest cities to Retford?

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

south-east
16m
Retford is 16 miles south-east of Doncaster
west
18m
Retford is 18 miles west of Lincoln
east
22m
Retford is 22 miles east of Sheffield
north
27m
Retford is 27 miles north of Nottingham
south-east
34m
Retford is 34 miles south-east of Wakefield
north-east
35m
Retford is 35 miles north-east of Derby
south-west
39m
Retford is 39 miles south-west of Kingston upon Hull
south-east
41m
Retford is 41 miles south-east of Leeds
south
45m
Retford is 45 miles south of York
south-east
47m
Retford is 47 miles south-east of Bradford

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