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Where is Sheldon?

Sheldon is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles west of the town of Bakewell, 13 miles west of the major town of Chesterfield, 134 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Sheldon lies five miles north-east of the Staffordshire border. Sheldon falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE45 postcode district. The post town for Sheldon is Bakewell.

Sheldon on a map

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

Which county is Sheldon in?

Sheldon 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 Sheldon in Derbyshire?

Sheldon 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 Sheldon within Derbyshire
Location of Sheldon within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Sheldon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sheldon is DE45 1QS.

Where is Sheldon in DE45?

Sheldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE45 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DE45 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sheldon within DE45
Location of Sheldon within DE45

What is the post town for Sheldon?

The post town for Sheldon is Bakewell. Sheldon is in the DE45 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bakewell.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sheldon?

The centre of Sheldon is located at position 53.21612° latitude and -1.74409° longitude.

Latitude53.21612°
Longitude-1.74409°

What is the easting and northing of Sheldon?

The centre of Sheldon is located at the grid reference easting 417186 and northing 368815 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting417186
Northing368815

What are the nearest towns to Sheldon?

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

west
3m
Sheldon is 3 miles west of Bakewell
north-west
7m
Sheldon is 7 miles north-west of Darley Dale
east
8m
Sheldon is 8 miles east of Buxton
north-west
10m
Sheldon is 10 miles north-west of Matlock
south-east
10m
Sheldon is 10 miles south-east of Chapel-en-le-Frith
north-west
12m
Sheldon is 12 miles north-west of Wirksworth
south-west
13m
Sheldon is 13 miles south-west of Dronfield
south-east
13m
Sheldon is 13 miles south-east of Whaley Bridge
west
13m
Sheldon is 13 miles west of Chesterfield
north
14m
Sheldon is 14 miles north of Ashbourne

What are the nearest cities to Sheldon?

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

south-west
16m
Sheldon is 16 miles south-west of Sheffield
north-east
22m
Sheldon is 22 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
23m
Sheldon is 23 miles north-west of Derby
south-east
28m
Sheldon is 28 miles south-east of Manchester
south-east
29m
Sheldon is 29 miles south-east of Salford
north-west
31m
Sheldon is 31 miles north-west of Nottingham
south-west
33m
Sheldon is 33 miles south-west of Doncaster
south
34m
Sheldon is 34 miles south of Wakefield
north
37m
Sheldon is 37 miles north of Lichfield
south
40m
Sheldon is 40 miles south of Bradford