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Where is Stockport?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Stockport in?

Stockport is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Cheshire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyCheshire

Where is Stockport in Greater Manchester?

Stockport is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Stockport within Greater Manchester
Location of Stockport within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Stockport?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stockport is SK1 3DJ.

Where is Stockport in SK1?

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.

Map showing location of Stockport within SK1
Location of Stockport within SK1

What is the post town for Stockport?

The post town for Stockport is Stockport. Stockport is in the SK1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stockport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Stockport?

The centre of Stockport is located at position 53.40803° latitude and -2.15896° longitude.

Latitude53.40803°
Longitude-2.15896°

What is the easting and northing of Stockport?

The centre of Stockport is located at the grid reference easting 389530 and northing 390146 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting389530
Northing390146

What are the nearest towns to Stockport?

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

north-east
2m
Stockport is 2 miles north-east of Cheadle
north-west
3m
Stockport is 3 miles north-west of Hazel Grove
north-east
3m
Stockport is 3 miles north-east of Cheadle Hulme
west
3m
Stockport is 3 miles west of Romiley
north
3m
Stockport is 3 miles north of Bramhall
east
3m
Stockport is 3 miles east of Gatley
south-west
4m
Stockport is 4 miles south-west of Denton
west
4m
Stockport is 4 miles west of Marple
north
4m
Stockport is 4 miles north of Poynton
south-west
4m
Stockport is 4 miles south-west of Hyde

What are the nearest cities to Stockport?

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

south-east
6m
Stockport is 6 miles south-east of Manchester
south-east
8m
Stockport is 8 miles south-east of Salford
north
27m
Stockport is 27 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
west
29m
Stockport is 29 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
31m
Stockport is 31 miles south-west of Bradford
south-east
33m
Stockport is 33 miles south-east of Preston
south-west
33m
Stockport is 33 miles south-west of Wakefield
east
34m
Stockport is 34 miles east of Liverpool
north-east
34m
Stockport is 34 miles north-east of Chester
south-west
37m
Stockport is 37 miles south-west of Leeds

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