Wessington is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles north-west of the town of Alfreton, eight miles south of the major town of Chesterfield, and 124 miles north-west of London. Wessington lies five miles west of the Nottinghamshire border. Wessington falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE55 postcode district. The post town for Wessington is Alfreton.
Wessington 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 |
Wessington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wessington is DE55 6DR.
Wessington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE55 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DE55 postcode district.
The post town for Wessington is Alfreton. Wessington is in the DE55 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Alfreton.
The centre of Wessington is located at position 53.11687° latitude and -1.44412° longitude.
Latitude | 53.11687° |
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Longitude | -1.44412° |
The centre of Wessington is located at the grid reference easting 437303 and northing 357888 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 437303 |
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Northing | 357888 |
Position of Wessington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wessington to the centre of the town.
Position of Wessington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wessington to the centre of the city.