Thorncliffe is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, two miles north-east of the town of Leek, 11 miles north-east of the major city of Stoke-on-Trent, 125 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Thorncliffe lies five miles east of the Cheshire border. Thorncliffe falls within the district council of Staffordshire Moorlands, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the ST13 postcode district. The post town for Thorncliffe is Leek.
Thorncliffe 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 |
Thorncliffe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thorncliffe is ST13 7LP.
Thorncliffe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ST13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ST13 postcode district.
The post town for Thorncliffe is Leek. Thorncliffe is in the ST13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leek.
The centre of Thorncliffe is located at position 53.12426° latitude and -1.97677° longitude.
Latitude | 53.12426° |
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Longitude | -1.97677° |
The centre of Thorncliffe is located at the grid reference easting 401652 and northing 358566 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 401652 |
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Northing | 358566 |
Position of Thorncliffe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorncliffe to the centre of the town.
Position of Thorncliffe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorncliffe to the centre of the city.