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Where is Ampton?

Ampton is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, four miles north of the town of Bury St Edmunds, 25 miles north-west of the major town of Ipswich, and 66 miles north-east of London. Ampton lies five miles south of the Norfolk border. Ampton falls within the district council of West Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP31 postcode district. The post town for Ampton is Bury St. Edmunds.

Ampton on a map

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

Which county is Ampton in?

Ampton is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Ampton in Suffolk?

Ampton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Ampton within Suffolk
Location of Ampton within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Ampton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ampton is IP31 1NZ.

Where is Ampton in IP31?

Ampton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IP31 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IP31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ampton within IP31
Location of Ampton within IP31

What is the post town for Ampton?

The post town for Ampton is Bury St. Edmunds. Ampton is in the IP31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury St. Edmunds.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ampton?

The centre of Ampton is located at position 52.3085° latitude and 0.73677° longitude.

Latitude52.3085°
Longitude0.73677°

What is the easting and northing of Ampton?

The centre of Ampton is located at the grid reference easting 586671 and northing 271347 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting586671
Northing271347

What are the nearest towns to Ampton?

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

north
4m
Ampton is 4 miles north of Bury St Edmunds
south
7m
Ampton is 7 miles south of Thetford
east
10m
Ampton is 10 miles east of Mildenhall
south-east
11m
Ampton is 11 miles south-east of Brandon
north-west
14m
Ampton is 14 miles north-west of Stowmarket
east
15m
Ampton is 15 miles east of Newmarket
west
16m
Ampton is 16 miles west of Diss
north
16m
Ampton is 16 miles north of Acton
east
17m
Ampton is 17 miles east of Soham
north-west
17m
Ampton is 17 miles north-west of Needham Market

What are the nearest cities to Ampton?

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

east
21m
Ampton is 21 miles east of Ely
east
27m
Ampton is 27 miles east of Cambridge
north
30m
Ampton is 30 miles north of Colchester
south-west
32m
Ampton is 32 miles south-west of Norwich
north
41m
Ampton is 41 miles north of Chelmsford
east
45m
Ampton is 45 miles east of Peterborough
north
53m
Ampton is 53 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
60m
Ampton is 60 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
65m
Ampton is 65 miles north-east of City of London
east
66m
Ampton is 66 miles east of Milton Keynes