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Where is Foston?

Foston is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, six miles east of the town of Uttoxeter, six miles north-west of the major town of Burton upon Trent, 115 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles north-west of London. Foston lies roughly one mile east of the Staffordshire border. Foston falls within the district council of South Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE65 postcode district. The post town for Foston is Derby.

Foston on a map

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

Which county is Foston in?

Foston 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 Foston in Derbyshire?

Foston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Foston within Derbyshire
Location of Foston within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Foston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Foston is DE65 5DL.

Where is Foston in DE65?

Foston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DE65 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DE65 postcode district.

Map showing location of Foston within DE65
Location of Foston within DE65

What is the post town for Foston?

The post town for Foston is Derby. Foston is in the DE65 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.

What is the latitude and longitude of Foston?

The centre of Foston is located at position 52.88368° latitude and -1.72365° longitude.

Latitude52.88368°
Longitude-1.72365°

What is the easting and northing of Foston?

The centre of Foston is located at the grid reference easting 418694 and northing 331837 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting418694
Northing331837

What are the nearest towns to Foston?

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

east
6m
Foston is 6 miles east of Uttoxeter
north-west
6m
Foston is 6 miles north-west of Burton upon Trent
south
9m
Foston is 9 miles south of Ashbourne
north-west
10m
Foston is 10 miles north-west of Swadlincote
north-east
12m
Foston is 12 miles north-east of Rugeley
south-east
13m
Foston is 13 miles south-east of Cheadle
south-west
14m
Foston is 14 miles south-west of Belper
north-west
14m
Foston is 14 miles north-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
south-west
15m
Foston is 15 miles south-west of Wirksworth
north-east
16m
Foston is 16 miles north-east of Burntwood

What are the nearest cities to Foston?

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

west
11m
Foston is 11 miles west of Derby
north
15m
Foston is 15 miles north of Lichfield
south-east
21m
Foston is 21 miles south-east of Stoke-on-Trent
west
24m
Foston is 24 miles west of Nottingham
north-east
27m
Foston is 27 miles north-east of Wolverhampton
north
29m
Foston is 29 miles north of Birmingham
north-west
30m
Foston is 30 miles north-west of Leicester
north
34m
Foston is 34 miles north of Coventry
south
36m
Foston is 36 miles south of Sheffield
south-east
47m
Foston is 47 miles south-east of Manchester

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