Bacteriostatic water in Wirksworth

Local facts for Wirksworth

Wirksworth sits in the DE4 postcode district (DE area), within Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands, England.

DE4 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Wirksworth go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Nottingham, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 29.8 km
• The University of Sheffield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 33.6 km
• Sheffield Hallam University, Biological Sciences, 33.7 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Wirksworth with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Loughborough University (UKPRN 10004113): Chemistry, 41.9 km south-east
• University of Keele (UKPRN 10007767): Biological Sciences, 47.6 km west
• The University of Leicester (UKPRN 10007796): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59.5 km south-east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 61.1 km north-west
• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 63.8 km north
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 70.1 km east
• The University of Birmingham (UKPRN 10006840): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 74.3 km south
• The University of Warwick (UKPRN 10007163): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 78.1 km south

Nearby: Matlock (6.4 km), Darley Dale (8.9 km), Belper (9 km), Ripley (11.8 km), Alfreton (12.5 km).

Regional hub: Nottingham.

Wirksworth lies north-west of Nottingham, about 31.6 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the DE postcode area (20 of the 150 we list for East Midlands):

• Derbyshire Dales, DE4, 7.6 km
• Derbyshire, DE4, 9.4 km
• Amber Valley, DE56, 9.5 km
• Ashbourne, DE6, 12.8 km
• Bakewell, DE45, 16 km
• Heanor, DE75, 16.7 km
• Derby, DE1, 18.7 km
• Derby, DE1, 18.7 km

Postcode districts in the DE area covered by our East Midlands location pages: DE1, DE4, DE5, DE6, DE7, DE11, DE12, DE45, DE55, DE56, DE65, DE75.

More nearby location pages in East Midlands (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Derbyshire Dales (7 location pages): Matlock 6.4 km, Derbyshire Dales 7.6 km, Darley Dale 8.9 km, Derbyshire 9.4 km, Ashbourne 12.8 km, Bakewell 16 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Wirksworth: north, Matlock (6.4 km); east, Belper (9 km); south, Ashbourne (12.8 km); west, Derbyshire Dales (7.6 km).

Location pages in East Midlands within 10 km of Wirksworth: 6; within 25 km: 27; within 50 km: 75.

Map reference: 53.0827, -1.5736 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074551634).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.