Swarkestone is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, five miles south of the major city of Derby, and 108 miles north-west of London. Swarkestone lies three miles north-west of the Leicestershire border. Swarkestone falls within the district council of South Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE73 postcode district. The post town for Swarkestone is Derby.
Swarkestone 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 |
Swarkestone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Swarkestone is DE73 7JA.
Swarkestone is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DE73 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE73 postcode district.
The post town for Swarkestone is Derby. Swarkestone is in the DE73 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.
The centre of Swarkestone is located at position 52.8537° latitude and -1.45562° longitude.
Latitude | 52.8537° |
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Longitude | -1.45562° |
The centre of Swarkestone is located at the grid reference easting 436755 and northing 328606 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 436755 |
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Northing | 328606 |
Position of Swarkestone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Swarkestone to the centre of the town.
Position of Swarkestone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Swarkestone to the centre of the city.