Wheston is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, five miles north-east of the town of Buxton, 15 miles south-west of the major city of Sheffield, 138 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 141 miles north-west of London. Wheston lies seven miles north of the Staffordshire border. Wheston falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Wheston is Buxton.
Wheston 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 |
Wheston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wheston is SK17 8JA.
Wheston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district.
The post town for Wheston is Buxton. Wheston is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of Wheston is located at position 53.28437° latitude and -1.80236° longitude.
Latitude | 53.28437° |
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Longitude | -1.80236° |
The centre of Wheston is located at the grid reference easting 413274 and northing 376395 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 413274 |
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Northing | 376395 |
Position of Wheston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wheston to the centre of the town.
Position of Wheston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wheston to the centre of the city.