Wirksworth is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, four miles south of the town of Matlock, 12 miles north of the major city of Derby, and 124 miles north-west of London. Wirksworth falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE4 postcode district. The post town for Wirksworth is Matlock.
Wirksworth 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 |
Wirksworth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wirksworth is DE4 4ET.
Wirksworth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DE4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE4 postcode district.
The post town for Wirksworth is Matlock. Wirksworth is in the DE4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Matlock.
The centre of Wirksworth is located at position 53.0827° latitude and -1.5736° longitude.
Latitude | 53.0827° |
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Longitude | -1.5736° |
The centre of Wirksworth is located at the grid reference easting 428659 and northing 354027 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 428659 |
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Northing | 354027 |
Position of Wirksworth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wirksworth to the centre of the town.
Position of Wirksworth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wirksworth to the centre of the city.