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Where is Dove Head?

Dove Head is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles south of the town of Buxton, 16 miles south-east of the major town of Stockport, 131 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Dove Head lies just north of the Staffordshire border. Dove Head falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Dove Head is Buxton.

Dove Head on a map

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

Which county is Dove Head in?

Dove Head 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 Dove Head in Derbyshire?

Dove Head is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Dove Head within Derbyshire
Location of Dove Head within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Dove Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dove Head is SK17 0SG.

Where is Dove Head in SK17?

Dove Head is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dove Head within SK17
Location of Dove Head within SK17

What is the post town for Dove Head?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Dove Head?

The centre of Dove Head is located at position 53.21598° latitude and -1.94097° longitude.

Latitude53.21598°
Longitude-1.94097°

What is the easting and northing of Dove Head?

The centre of Dove Head is located at the grid reference easting 404039 and northing 368771 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting404039
Northing368771

What are the nearest towns to Dove Head?

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

south
3m
Dove Head is 3 miles south of Buxton
south
8m
Dove Head is 8 miles south of Chapel-en-le-Frith
south
8m
Dove Head is 8 miles south of Whaley Bridge
east
8m
Dove Head is 8 miles east of Macclesfield
north-east
8m
Dove Head is 8 miles north-east of Leek
south-east
9m
Dove Head is 9 miles south-east of Bollington
south
11m
Dove Head is 11 miles south of New Mills
west
11m
Dove Head is 11 miles west of Bakewell
east
12m
Dove Head is 12 miles east of Congleton
south-east
12m
Dove Head is 12 miles south-east of Poynton

What are the nearest cities to Dove Head?

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

north-east
17m
Dove Head is 17 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
22m
Dove Head is 22 miles south-east of Manchester
south-west
23m
Dove Head is 23 miles south-west of Sheffield
south-east
23m
Dove Head is 23 miles south-east of Salford
north-west
28m
Dove Head is 28 miles north-west of Derby
south-west
37m
Dove Head is 37 miles south-west of Wakefield
north
37m
Dove Head is 37 miles north of Lichfield
north-west
37m
Dove Head is 37 miles north-west of Nottingham
east
40m
Dove Head is 40 miles east of Chester
south-west
40m
Dove Head is 40 miles south-west of Doncaster