Matlock, Derbyshire

Matlock
Matlock town centre
Matlock Location within Derbyshire
Population	9,543 (civil parish 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SK298601
Civil parish	Matlock Town
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MATLOCK
Postcode district	DE4
Dialling code	01629
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Derbyshire Dales
Website	www.matlock.gov.uk
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°08′N 1°33′W / 53.14°N 1.55°W / 53.14; -1.55

Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. It is in the south-eastern part of the Peak District, with the National Park directly to the west. The spa resort of Matlock Bath is immediately south of the town as well as Cromford lying further south still. The civil parish of Matlock Town had a population in the 2021 UK census of 10,000.^[2]

Matlock is 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Chesterfield and in close reach of the cities of Derby (19 miles), Sheffield (20 miles) and Nottingham (29 miles). Matlock is within the Derbyshire Dales district and is the headquarters of Derbyshire County Council.