Stockport is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles north-east of the town of Cheadle, 140 miles north of Cardiff, and 156 miles north-west of London. Stockport lies three miles north-east of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Cheshire. Stockport falls within the metropolitan district council of Stockport. It is in the SK1 postcode district. The post town for Stockport is Stockport.
Stockport is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Cheshire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Stockport is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stockport is SK1 3DJ.
Stockport is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SK1 postcode district.
The post town for Stockport is Stockport. Stockport is in the SK1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stockport.
The centre of Stockport is located at position 53.40803° latitude and -2.15896° longitude.
Latitude | 53.40803° |
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Longitude | -2.15896° |
The centre of Stockport is located at the grid reference easting 389530 and northing 390146 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 389530 |
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Northing | 390146 |
Position of Stockport relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stockport to the centre of the town.
Position of Stockport relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stockport to the centre of the city.