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Where is Wessington?

Wessington is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, three miles north-west of the town of Alfreton, eight miles south of the major town of Chesterfield, and 124 miles north-west of London. Wessington lies five miles west of the Nottinghamshire border. Wessington falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE55 postcode district. The post town for Wessington is Alfreton.

Wessington on a map

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

Which county is Wessington in?

Wessington 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 Wessington in Derbyshire?

Wessington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Wessington within Derbyshire
Location of Wessington within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Wessington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wessington is DE55 6DR.

Where is Wessington in DE55?

Wessington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE55 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DE55 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wessington within DE55
Location of Wessington within DE55

What is the post town for Wessington?

The post town for Wessington is Alfreton. Wessington is in the DE55 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Alfreton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wessington?

The centre of Wessington is located at position 53.11687° latitude and -1.44412° longitude.

Latitude53.11687°
Longitude-1.44412°

What is the easting and northing of Wessington?

The centre of Wessington is located at the grid reference easting 437303 and northing 357888 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting437303
Northing357888

What are the nearest towns to Wessington?

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

north-west
3m
Wessington is 3 miles north-west of Alfreton
south
4m
Wessington is 4 miles south of Clay Cross
east
5m
Wessington is 5 miles east of Matlock
north
5m
Wessington is 5 miles north of Ripley
north-east
6m
Wessington is 6 miles north-east of Wirksworth
north
7m
Wessington is 7 miles north of Belper
south-east
7m
Wessington is 7 miles south-east of Darley Dale
west
8m
Wessington is 8 miles west of Sutton in Ashfield
north-west
8m
Wessington is 8 miles north-west of Heanor
south
8m
Wessington is 8 miles south of Chesterfield

What are the nearest cities to Wessington?

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

north
13m
Wessington is 13 miles north of Derby
north-west
17m
Wessington is 17 miles north-west of Nottingham
south
18m
Wessington is 18 miles south of Sheffield
south-west
31m
Wessington is 31 miles south-west of Doncaster
east
31m
Wessington is 31 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
34m
Wessington is 34 miles north-east of Lichfield
north
36m
Wessington is 36 miles north of Leicester
west
38m
Wessington is 38 miles west of Lincoln
south
39m
Wessington is 39 miles south of Wakefield
south-east
42m
Wessington is 42 miles south-east of Manchester