Sheldon is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles west of the town of Bakewell, 13 miles west of the major town of Chesterfield, 134 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Sheldon lies five miles north-east of the Staffordshire border. Sheldon falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE45 postcode district. The post town for Sheldon is Bakewell.
Sheldon 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 |
Sheldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sheldon is DE45 1QS.
Sheldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE45 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DE45 postcode district.
The post town for Sheldon is Bakewell. Sheldon is in the DE45 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bakewell.
The centre of Sheldon is located at position 53.21612° latitude and -1.74409° longitude.
Latitude | 53.21612° |
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Longitude | -1.74409° |
The centre of Sheldon is located at the grid reference easting 417186 and northing 368815 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 417186 |
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Northing | 368815 |
Position of Sheldon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sheldon to the centre of the town.
Position of Sheldon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sheldon to the centre of the city.