Tintwistle is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Glossop, eight miles south-east of the major town of Oldham, 147 miles north of Cardiff, and 156 miles north-west of London. Tintwistle lies just east of the Greater Manchester border, and was historically in the county of Cheshire. Tintwistle falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK13 postcode district. The post town for Tintwistle is Glossop.
Tintwistle is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.
Ceremonial County | Derbyshire |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Administrative County | Derbyshire |
Tintwistle is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tintwistle is SK13 1JN.
Tintwistle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SK13 postcode district.
The post town for Tintwistle is Glossop. Tintwistle is in the SK13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glossop.
The centre of Tintwistle is located at position 53.47154° latitude and -1.97179° longitude.
Latitude | 53.47154° |
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Longitude | -1.97179° |
The centre of Tintwistle is located at the grid reference easting 401970 and northing 397201 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 401970 |
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Northing | 397201 |
Position of Tintwistle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tintwistle to the centre of the town.
Position of Tintwistle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tintwistle to the centre of the city.