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Where is Friden?

Friden is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, six miles south-west of the town of Bakewell, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Chesterfield, 130 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 132 miles north-west of London. Friden lies three miles north-east of the Staffordshire border. Friden 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 Friden is Buxton.

Friden on a map

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

Which county is Friden in?

Friden 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 Friden in Derbyshire?

Friden is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Friden within Derbyshire
Location of Friden within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Friden?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Friden is SK17 0DY.

Where is Friden in SK17?

Friden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Friden within SK17
Location of Friden within SK17

What is the post town for Friden?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Friden?

The centre of Friden is located at position 53.14387° latitude and -1.74511° longitude.

Latitude53.14387°
Longitude-1.74511°

What is the easting and northing of Friden?

The centre of Friden is located at the grid reference easting 417147 and northing 360778 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting417147
Northing360778

What are the nearest towns to Friden?

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

south-west
6m
Friden is 6 miles south-west of Bakewell
west
7m
Friden is 7 miles west of Darley Dale
west
8m
Friden is 8 miles west of Matlock
north-west
8m
Friden is 8 miles north-west of Wirksworth
north
9m
Friden is 9 miles north of Ashbourne
south-east
10m
Friden is 10 miles south-east of Buxton
east
12m
Friden is 12 miles east of Leek
west
14m
Friden is 14 miles west of Clay Cross
north-west
14m
Friden is 14 miles north-west of Belper
south-east
14m
Friden is 14 miles south-east of Chapel-en-le-Frith

What are the nearest cities to Friden?

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

north-west
19m
Friden is 19 miles north-west of Derby
north-east
20m
Friden is 20 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
20m
Friden is 20 miles south-west of Sheffield
north-west
28m
Friden is 28 miles north-west of Nottingham
south-east
31m
Friden is 31 miles south-east of Manchester
north
32m
Friden is 32 miles north of Lichfield
south-east
33m
Friden is 33 miles south-east of Salford
south-west
36m
Friden is 36 miles south-west of Doncaster
south
39m
Friden is 39 miles south of Wakefield
north-east
42m
Friden is 42 miles north-east of Wolverhampton