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Where is Wash?

Wash is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, one mile north of the town of Chapel-en-le-Frith, 12 miles south-east of the major town of Stockport, 139 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 146 miles north-west of London. Wash lies four miles east of the Cheshire border. Wash falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK23 postcode district. The post town for Wash is High Peak.

Wash on a map

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

Which county is Wash in?

Wash 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 Wash in Derbyshire?

Wash is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Wash within Derbyshire
Location of Wash within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Wash?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wash is SK23 0QW.

Where is Wash in SK23?

Wash is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SK23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wash within SK23
Location of Wash within SK23

What is the post town for Wash?

The post town for Wash is High Peak. Wash is in the SK23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of High Peak.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wash?

The centre of Wash is located at position 53.33569° latitude and -1.90736° longitude.

Latitude53.33569°
Longitude-1.90736°

What is the easting and northing of Wash?

The centre of Wash is located at the grid reference easting 406266 and northing 382091 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting406266
Northing382091

What are the nearest towns to Wash?

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

north
1m
Wash is 1 mile north of Chapel-en-le-Frith
east
3m
Wash is 3 miles east of Whaley Bridge
south-east
4m
Wash is 4 miles south-east of New Mills
north
6m
Wash is 6 miles north of Buxton
south
8m
Wash is 8 miles south of Glossop
south-east
8m
Wash is 8 miles south-east of Marple
east
8m
Wash is 8 miles east of Bollington
east
9m
Wash is 9 miles east of Poynton
south-east
9m
Wash is 9 miles south-east of Romiley
east
9m
Wash is 9 miles east of Hazel Grove

What are the nearest cities to Wash?

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

south-east
17m
Wash is 17 miles south-east of Manchester
west
18m
Wash is 18 miles west of Sheffield
south-east
19m
Wash is 19 miles south-east of Salford
north-east
24m
Wash is 24 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
29m
Wash is 29 miles south-west of Wakefield
south
32m
Wash is 32 miles south of Bradford
north-west
34m
Wash is 34 miles north-west of Derby
west
35m
Wash is 35 miles west of Doncaster
south-west
35m
Wash is 35 miles south-west of Leeds
north-west
41m
Wash is 41 miles north-west of Nottingham