The Raikes is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, eight miles south-west of the town of Bakewell, 16 miles north-east of the major city of Stoke-on-Trent, 128 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 133 miles north-west of London. The Raikes lies just west of the Derbyshire border. The Raikes falls within the district council of Staffordshire Moorlands, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for The Raikes is Buxton.
The Raikes is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
The Raikes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of The Raikes is SK17 0HJ.
The Raikes is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district.
The post town for The Raikes is Buxton. The Raikes is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of The Raikes is located at position 53.13405° latitude and -1.82439° longitude.
Latitude | 53.13405° |
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Longitude | -1.82439° |
The centre of The Raikes is located at the grid reference easting 411847 and northing 359669 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411847 |
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Northing | 359669 |
Position of The Raikes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of The Raikes to the centre of the town.
Position of The Raikes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of The Raikes to the centre of the city.