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Where is Wheston?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Wheston as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Wheston
Map showing location of Wheston within the UK
Location of Wheston within the UK

Which county is Wheston in?

Wheston is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.

Ceremonial CountyDerbyshire
Historic CountyDerbyshire
Administrative CountyDerbyshire

Where is Wheston in Derbyshire?

Wheston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Wheston within Derbyshire
Location of Wheston within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Wheston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wheston is SK17 8JA.

Where is Wheston in SK17?

Wheston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wheston within SK17
Location of Wheston within SK17

What is the post town for Wheston?

The post town for Wheston is Buxton. Wheston is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wheston?

The centre of Wheston is located at position 53.28437° latitude and -1.80236° longitude.

Latitude53.28437°
Longitude-1.80236°

What is the easting and northing of Wheston?

The centre of Wheston is located at the grid reference easting 413274 and northing 376395 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting413274
Northing376395

What are the nearest towns to Wheston?

Position of Wheston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wheston to the centre of the town.

north-east
5m
Wheston is 5 miles north-east of Buxton
south-east
5m
Wheston is 5 miles south-east of Chapel-en-le-Frith
north-west
7m
Wheston is 7 miles north-west of Bakewell
south-east
8m
Wheston is 8 miles south-east of Whaley Bridge
south-east
10m
Wheston is 10 miles south-east of New Mills
east
12m
Wheston is 12 miles east of Bollington
north-west
12m
Wheston is 12 miles north-west of Darley Dale
south-east
13m
Wheston is 13 miles south-east of Glossop
south-east
13m
Wheston is 13 miles south-east of Marple
east
13m
Wheston is 13 miles east of Macclesfield

What are the nearest cities to Wheston?

Position of Wheston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wheston to the centre of the city.

south-west
15m
Wheston is 15 miles south-west of Sheffield
south-east
23m
Wheston is 23 miles south-east of Manchester
north-east
24m
Wheston is 24 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
24m
Wheston is 24 miles south-east of Salford
north-west
28m
Wheston is 28 miles north-west of Derby
south-west
30m
Wheston is 30 miles south-west of Wakefield
south-west
32m
Wheston is 32 miles south-west of Doncaster
south
35m
Wheston is 35 miles south of Bradford
north-west
35m
Wheston is 35 miles north-west of Nottingham
south
37m
Wheston is 37 miles south of Leeds