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  1. Risley

Where is Risley?

Risley is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, one mile west of the town of Sandiacre, seven miles east of the major city of Derby, and 109 miles north-west of London. Risley lies two miles south-west of the Nottinghamshire border. Risley falls within the district council of Erewash, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE72 postcode district. The post town for Risley is Derby.

Risley on a map

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

Which county is Risley in?

Risley 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 Risley in Derbyshire?

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

Map showing location of Risley within Derbyshire
Location of Risley within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Risley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Risley is DE72 3WJ.

Where is Risley in DE72?

Risley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DE72 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DE72 postcode district.

Map showing location of Risley within DE72
Location of Risley within DE72

What is the post town for Risley?

The post town for Risley is Derby. Risley is in the DE72 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.

What is the latitude and longitude of Risley?

The centre of Risley is located at position 52.91593° latitude and -1.31978° longitude.

Latitude52.91593°
Longitude-1.31978°

What is the easting and northing of Risley?

The centre of Risley is located at the grid reference easting 445837 and northing 335606 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting445837
Northing335606

What are the nearest towns to Risley?

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

west
1m
Risley is 1 mile west of Sandiacre
south-west
2m
Risley is 2 miles south-west of Stapleford
north-west
2m
Risley is 2 miles north-west of Long Eaton
south
4m
Risley is 4 miles south of Ilkeston
west
4m
Risley is 4 miles west of Beeston
south-west
6m
Risley is 6 miles south-west of Kimberley
south
7m
Risley is 7 miles south of Heanor
south
7m
Risley is 7 miles south of Eastwood
west
8m
Risley is 8 miles west of West Bridgford
south-west
10m
Risley is 10 miles south-west of Hucknall

What are the nearest cities to Risley?

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

east
7m
Risley is 7 miles east of Derby
west
8m
Risley is 8 miles west of Nottingham
north
21m
Risley is 21 miles north of Leicester
north-east
27m
Risley is 27 miles north-east of Lichfield
south
33m
Risley is 33 miles south of Sheffield
north
36m
Risley is 36 miles north of Coventry
east
36m
Risley is 36 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
39m
Risley is 39 miles north-east of Birmingham
south-west
39m
Risley is 39 miles south-west of Lincoln
north-east
41m
Risley is 41 miles north-east of Wolverhampton

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