Thorpe is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles north-west of the town of Ashbourne, 15 miles north-west of the major city of Derby, 124 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 127 miles north-west of London. Thorpe lies just north-east of the Staffordshire border. Thorpe falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE6 postcode district. The post town for Thorpe is Ashbourne.
Thorpe 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 |
Thorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thorpe is DE6 2AW.
Thorpe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DE6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DE6 postcode district.
The post town for Thorpe is Ashbourne. Thorpe is in the DE6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashbourne.
The centre of Thorpe is located at position 53.04897° latitude and -1.76921° longitude.
Latitude | 53.04897° |
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Longitude | -1.76921° |
The centre of Thorpe is located at the grid reference easting 415569 and northing 350214 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 415569 |
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Northing | 350214 |
Position of Thorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Thorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorpe to the centre of the city.