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Where is Melbourne?

Melbourne is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, six miles north of the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, seven miles south of the major city of Derby, and 106 miles north-west of London. Melbourne lies roughly one mile north-west of the Leicestershire border. Melbourne falls within the district council of South Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE73 postcode district. The post town for Melbourne is Derby.

Melbourne on a map

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

Which county is Melbourne in?

Melbourne 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 Melbourne in Derbyshire?

Melbourne is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Melbourne within Derbyshire
Location of Melbourne within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Melbourne?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Melbourne is DE73 8DS.

Where is Melbourne in DE73?

Melbourne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE73 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE73 postcode district.

Map showing location of Melbourne within DE73
Location of Melbourne within DE73

What is the post town for Melbourne?

The post town for Melbourne is Derby. Melbourne is in the DE73 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.

What is the latitude and longitude of Melbourne?

The centre of Melbourne is located at position 52.82298° latitude and -1.42843° longitude.

Latitude52.82298°
Longitude-1.42843°

What is the easting and northing of Melbourne?

The centre of Melbourne is located at the grid reference easting 438613 and northing 325202 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting438613
Northing325202

What are the nearest towns to Melbourne?

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

north
6m
Melbourne is 6 miles north of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
north-east
6m
Melbourne is 6 miles north-east of Swadlincote
north-west
7m
Melbourne is 7 miles north-west of Shepshed
north-west
8m
Melbourne is 8 miles north-west of Coalville
south-west
8m
Melbourne is 8 miles south-west of Long Eaton
south-west
9m
Melbourne is 9 miles south-west of Sandiacre
east
9m
Melbourne is 9 miles east of Burton upon Trent
north
9m
Melbourne is 9 miles north of Ibstock
south-west
10m
Melbourne is 10 miles south-west of Stapleford
west
10m
Melbourne is 10 miles west of Loughborough

What are the nearest cities to Melbourne?

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

south
7m
Melbourne is 7 miles south of Derby
south-west
15m
Melbourne is 15 miles south-west of Nottingham
north-west
18m
Melbourne is 18 miles north-west of Leicester
north-east
19m
Melbourne is 19 miles north-east of Lichfield
north
29m
Melbourne is 29 miles north of Coventry
north-east
31m
Melbourne is 31 miles north-east of Birmingham
north-east
34m
Melbourne is 34 miles north-east of Wolverhampton
south-east
34m
Melbourne is 34 miles south-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south
39m
Melbourne is 39 miles south of Sheffield
south-west
47m
Melbourne is 47 miles south-west of Lincoln

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