Snelston is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles south-west of the town of Ashbourne, 13 miles west of the major city of Derby, 120 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 123 miles north-west of London. Snelston lies just north-east of the Staffordshire border. Snelston falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE6 postcode district. The post town for Snelston is Ashbourne.
Snelston 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 |
Snelston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Snelston is DE6 2EP.
Snelston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DE6 postcode district.
The post town for Snelston is Ashbourne. Snelston is in the DE6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashbourne.
The centre of Snelston is located at position 52.98738° latitude and -1.77286° longitude.
Latitude | 52.98738° |
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Longitude | -1.77286° |
The centre of Snelston is located at the grid reference easting 415346 and northing 343363 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 415346 |
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Northing | 343363 |
Position of Snelston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Snelston to the centre of the town.
Position of Snelston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Snelston to the centre of the city.