Windmill is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, seven miles north-west of the town of Bakewell, 13 miles south-west of the major city of Sheffield, 139 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 141 miles north-west of London. Windmill lies five miles south-west of the South Yorkshire border. Windmill 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 Windmill is Buxton.
Windmill 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 |
Windmill is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Windmill is SK17 8RE.
Windmill 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 Windmill is Buxton. Windmill is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of Windmill is located at position 53.29732° latitude and -1.74578° longitude.
Latitude | 53.29732° |
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Longitude | -1.74578° |
The centre of Windmill is located at the grid reference easting 417041 and northing 377848 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 417041 |
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Northing | 377848 |
Position of Windmill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Windmill to the centre of the town.
Position of Windmill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Windmill to the centre of the city.