GetTheData logo
  1. Bassingbourn

Where is Bassingbourn?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Bassingbourn in?

Bassingbourn is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyCambridgeshire
Administrative CountyCambridgeshire

Where is Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire?

Bassingbourn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Bassingbourn within Cambridgeshire
Location of Bassingbourn within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Bassingbourn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bassingbourn is SG8 5NG.

Where is Bassingbourn in SG8?

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.

Map showing location of Bassingbourn within SG8
Location of Bassingbourn within SG8

What is the post town for Bassingbourn?

The post town for Bassingbourn is Royston. Bassingbourn is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bassingbourn?

The centre of Bassingbourn is located at position 52.07737° latitude and -0.0588° longitude.

Latitude52.07737°
Longitude-0.0588°

What is the easting and northing of Bassingbourn?

The centre of Bassingbourn is located at the grid reference easting 533129 and northing 243889 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting533129
Northing243889

What are the nearest towns to Bassingbourn?

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

north-west
3m
Bassingbourn is 3 miles north-west of Royston
south-east
7m
Bassingbourn is 7 miles south-east of Potton
north-east
8m
Bassingbourn is 8 miles north-east of Baldock
north-east
9m
Bassingbourn is 9 miles north-east of Stotfold
east
9m
Bassingbourn is 9 miles east of Biggleswade
north
9m
Bassingbourn is 9 miles north of Buntingford
north-east
10m
Bassingbourn is 10 miles north-east of Letchworth
east
10m
Bassingbourn is 10 miles east of Sandy
east
12m
Bassingbourn is 12 miles east of Shefford
north-east
13m
Bassingbourn is 13 miles north-east of Hitchin

What are the nearest cities to Bassingbourn?

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

south-west
12m
Bassingbourn is 12 miles south-west of Cambridge
north-east
25m
Bassingbourn is 25 miles north-east of St Albans
south-west
26m
Bassingbourn is 26 miles south-west of Ely
east
30m
Bassingbourn is 30 miles east of Milton Keynes
north-west
33m
Bassingbourn is 33 miles north-west of Chelmsford
south
35m
Bassingbourn is 35 miles south of Peterborough
north
39m
Bassingbourn is 39 miles north of City of London
north
40m
Bassingbourn is 40 miles north of London
north
40m
Bassingbourn is 40 miles north of City of Westminster
west
43m
Bassingbourn is 43 miles west of Colchester

More Bassingbourn data