Balsham is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles north-west of the town of Haverhill, ten miles south-east of the major city of Cambridge, and 47 miles north of London. Balsham lies three miles north-west of the Essex border. Balsham falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB21 postcode district. The post town for Balsham is Cambridge.
Balsham is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Balsham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Balsham is CB21 4DS.
Balsham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CB21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CB21 postcode district.
The post town for Balsham is Cambridge. Balsham is in the CB21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cambridge.
The centre of Balsham is located at position 52.13282° latitude and 0.3156° longitude.
Latitude | 52.13282° |
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Longitude | 0.3156° |
The centre of Balsham is located at the grid reference easting 558587 and northing 250807 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 558587 |
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Northing | 250807 |
Position of Balsham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Balsham to the centre of the town.
Position of Balsham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Balsham to the centre of the city.