Eckington is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles north of the town of Staveley, six miles north-east of the major town of Chesterfield, and 134 miles north-west of London. Eckington lies just south of the South Yorkshire border. Eckington falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the S21 postcode district. The post town for Eckington is Sheffield.
Eckington 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 |
Eckington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Eckington is S21 4FU.
Eckington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the S21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S21 postcode district.
The post town for Eckington is Sheffield. Eckington is in the S21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sheffield.
The centre of Eckington is located at position 53.3095° latitude and -1.35622° longitude.
Latitude | 53.3095° |
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Longitude | -1.35622° |
The centre of Eckington is located at the grid reference easting 442993 and northing 379366 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 442993 |
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Northing | 379366 |
Position of Eckington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Eckington to the centre of the town.
Position of Eckington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Eckington to the centre of the city.