Bassingbourn is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, three miles north-west of the town of Royston, 12 miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 39 miles north of London. Bassingbourn lies two miles north of the Hertfordshire border. Bassingbourn falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the SG8 postcode district. The post town for Bassingbourn is Royston.
Bassingbourn 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 |
Bassingbourn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bassingbourn is SG8 5NG.
Bassingbourn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG8 postcode district.
The post town for Bassingbourn is Royston. Bassingbourn is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.
The centre of Bassingbourn is located at position 52.07737° latitude and -0.0588° longitude.
Latitude | 52.07737° |
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Longitude | -0.0588° |
The centre of Bassingbourn is located at the grid reference easting 533129 and northing 243889 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 533129 |
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Northing | 243889 |
Position of Bassingbourn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bassingbourn to the centre of the town.
Position of Bassingbourn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bassingbourn to the centre of the city.