Sheffield is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, six miles north of the town of Dronfield, and 141 miles north-west of London. Sheffield lies three miles north of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Sheffield falls within the metropolitan district council of Sheffield. It is in the S1 postcode district. The post town for Sheffield is Sheffield.
Sheffield is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Sheffield is situated towards the southernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sheffield is S1 1QF.
Sheffield is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the S1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S1 postcode district.
The post town for Sheffield is Sheffield. Sheffield is in the S1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sheffield.
The centre of Sheffield is located at position 53.38251° latitude and -1.46854° longitude.
Latitude | 53.38251° |
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Longitude | -1.46854° |
The centre of Sheffield is located at the grid reference easting 435449 and northing 387427 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 435449 |
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Northing | 387427 |
Position of Sheffield relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sheffield to the centre of the town.
Position of Sheffield relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sheffield to the centre of the city.