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Where is Eltham?

Eltham is located in the county of Greater London, London, six miles north-west of the town of Swanley, 19 miles south-west of the major town of Basildon, and nine miles south-east of London. Eltham lies four miles north-west of the Kent border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Eltham falls within the London borough council of Greenwich, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the SE9 postcode district. The post town for Eltham is London.

Eltham on a map

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

Which county is Eltham in?

Eltham is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Eltham in Greater London?

Eltham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater London.

Map showing location of Eltham within Greater London
Location of Eltham within Greater London

What is the postcode for Eltham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Eltham is SE9 1TT.

Where is Eltham in SE9?

Eltham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SE9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SE9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Eltham within SE9
Location of Eltham within SE9

What is the post town for Eltham?

The post town for Eltham is London. Eltham is in the SE9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of Eltham?

The centre of Eltham is located at position 51.45075° latitude and 0.05724° longitude.

Latitude51.45075°
Longitude0.05724°

What is the easting and northing of Eltham?

The centre of Eltham is located at the grid reference easting 543047 and northing 174425 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting543047
Northing174425

What are the nearest towns to Eltham?

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

north-west
6m
Eltham is 6 miles north-west of Swanley
west
8m
Eltham is 8 miles west of Dartford
west
10m
Eltham is 10 miles west of Swanscombe
north-east
11m
Eltham is 11 miles north-east of Warlingham
south
12m
Eltham is 12 miles south of Chigwell
west
12m
Eltham is 12 miles west of Grays
west
13m
Eltham is 13 miles west of Northfleet
north
13m
Eltham is 13 miles north of Westerham
north-east
13m
Eltham is 13 miles north-east of Caterham
west
13m
Eltham is 13 miles west of Tilbury

What are the nearest cities to Eltham?

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

south-east
8m
Eltham is 8 miles south-east of City of London
east
9m
Eltham is 9 miles east of City of Westminster
south-east
9m
Eltham is 9 miles south-east of London
south-west
27m
Eltham is 27 miles south-west of Chelmsford
south-east
27m
Eltham is 27 miles south-east of St Albans
west
29m
Eltham is 29 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
north
44m
Eltham is 44 miles north of Brighton and Hove
west
46m
Eltham is 46 miles west of Canterbury
south-west
47m
Eltham is 47 miles south-west of Colchester
south
52m
Eltham is 52 miles south of Cambridge

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