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Where is Fairstead?

Fairstead is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, four miles north-west of the town of Witham, seven miles north-east of the major city of Chelmsford, and 37 miles north-east of London. Fairstead falls within the district council of Braintree, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CM3 postcode district. The post town for Fairstead is Chelmsford.

Fairstead on a map

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

Which county is Fairstead in?

Fairstead is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is Fairstead in Essex?

Fairstead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Essex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Essex.

Map showing location of Fairstead within Essex
Location of Fairstead within Essex

What is the postcode for Fairstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fairstead is CM3 2AU.

Where is Fairstead in CM3?

Fairstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CM3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CM3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Fairstead within CM3
Location of Fairstead within CM3

What is the post town for Fairstead?

The post town for Fairstead is Chelmsford. Fairstead is in the CM3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chelmsford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fairstead?

The centre of Fairstead is located at position 51.82241° latitude and 0.56654° longitude.

Latitude51.82241°
Longitude0.56654°

What is the easting and northing of Fairstead?

The centre of Fairstead is located at the grid reference easting 576979 and northing 216868 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting576979
Northing216868

What are the nearest towns to Fairstead?

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

north-west
4m
Fairstead is 4 miles north-west of Witham
south
4m
Fairstead is 4 miles south of Braintree
south-west
6m
Fairstead is 6 miles south-west of Coggeshall
north-west
8m
Fairstead is 8 miles north-west of Maldon
south
9m
Fairstead is 9 miles south of Halstead
east
9m
Fairstead is 9 miles east of Great Dunmow
north
12m
Fairstead is 12 miles north of South Woodham Ferrers
south-east
13m
Fairstead is 13 miles south-east of Thaxted
north
15m
Fairstead is 15 miles north of Wickford
north-east
15m
Fairstead is 15 miles north-east of Billericay

What are the nearest cities to Fairstead?

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

north-east
7m
Fairstead is 7 miles north-east of Chelmsford
west
15m
Fairstead is 15 miles west of Colchester
north
20m
Fairstead is 20 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
33m
Fairstead is 33 miles south-east of Cambridge
north-east
35m
Fairstead is 35 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
37m
Fairstead is 37 miles north-east of London
north-east
37m
Fairstead is 37 miles north-east of City of Westminster
east
39m
Fairstead is 39 miles east of St Albans
south
42m
Fairstead is 42 miles south of Ely
north-west
44m
Fairstead is 44 miles north-west of Canterbury