Thornsett is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, one mile north-east of the town of New Mills, eight miles east of the major town of Stockport, 141 miles north of Cardiff, and 151 miles north-west of London. Thornsett lies roughly one mile south-east of the Greater Manchester border. Thornsett falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK22 postcode district. The post town for Thornsett is High Peak.
Thornsett 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 |
Thornsett is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornsett is SK22 1AS.
Thornsett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK22 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SK22 postcode district.
The post town for Thornsett is High Peak. Thornsett is in the SK22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of High Peak.
The centre of Thornsett is located at position 53.37978° latitude and -1.98257° longitude.
Latitude | 53.37978° |
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Longitude | -1.98257° |
The centre of Thornsett is located at the grid reference easting 401257 and northing 386993 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 401257 |
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Northing | 386993 |
Position of Thornsett relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornsett to the centre of the town.
Position of Thornsett relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornsett to the centre of the city.