Bean is located in the county of Kent, South East England, two miles south of the town of Swanscombe, 11 miles west of the major town of Chatham, and 19 miles east of London. Bean lies two miles south-west of the Essex border. Bean falls within the district council of Dartford, under the county council of Kent. It is in the DA2 postcode district. The post town for Bean is Dartford.
Bean is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Bean is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bean is DA2 8BD.
Bean is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DA2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DA2 postcode district.
The post town for Bean is Dartford. Bean is in the DA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dartford.
The centre of Bean is located at position 51.42684° latitude and 0.28361° longitude.
Latitude | 51.42684° |
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Longitude | 0.28361° |
The centre of Bean is located at the grid reference easting 558857 and northing 172232 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 558857 |
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Northing | 172232 |
Position of Bean relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bean to the centre of the town.
Position of Bean relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bean to the centre of the city.