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  1. Shirland

Where is Shirland?

Shirland is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Alfreton, eight miles south of the major town of Chesterfield, and 123 miles north-west of London. Shirland lies four miles west of the Nottinghamshire border. Shirland falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE55 postcode district. The post town for Shirland is Alfreton.

Shirland on a map

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

Which county is Shirland in?

Shirland is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.

Ceremonial CountyDerbyshire
Historic CountyDerbyshire
Administrative CountyDerbyshire

Where is Shirland in Derbyshire?

Shirland is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Shirland within Derbyshire
Location of Shirland within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Shirland?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shirland is DE55 6BB.

Where is Shirland in DE55?

Shirland is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE55 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE55 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shirland within DE55
Location of Shirland within DE55

What is the post town for Shirland?

The post town for Shirland is Alfreton. Shirland is in the DE55 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Alfreton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shirland?

The centre of Shirland is located at position 53.12282° latitude and -1.40535° longitude.

Latitude53.12282°
Longitude-1.40535°

What is the easting and northing of Shirland?

The centre of Shirland is located at the grid reference easting 439892 and northing 358571 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting439892
Northing358571

What are the nearest towns to Shirland?

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

north-west
2m
Shirland is 2 miles north-west of Alfreton
south
3m
Shirland is 3 miles south of Clay Cross
north
5m
Shirland is 5 miles north of Ripley
west
6m
Shirland is 6 miles west of Sutton in Ashfield
east
6m
Shirland is 6 miles east of Matlock
west
7m
Shirland is 7 miles west of Kirkby-in-Ashfield
east
8m
Shirland is 8 miles east of Wirksworth
north-east
8m
Shirland is 8 miles north-east of Belper
north
8m
Shirland is 8 miles north of Heanor
south
8m
Shirland is 8 miles south of Chesterfield

What are the nearest cities to Shirland?

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

north
14m
Shirland is 14 miles north of Derby
north-west
16m
Shirland is 16 miles north-west of Nottingham
south
18m
Shirland is 18 miles south of Sheffield
south
30m
Shirland is 30 miles south of Doncaster
east
33m
Shirland is 33 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
35m
Shirland is 35 miles north-east of Lichfield
north
36m
Shirland is 36 miles north of Leicester
west
37m
Shirland is 37 miles west of Lincoln
south
39m
Shirland is 39 miles south of Wakefield
south-east
43m
Shirland is 43 miles south-east of Manchester

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