Cambridge is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, 12 miles south-east of the town of St Ives, and 49 miles north of London. Cambridge falls within the district council of Cambridge, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB2 postcode district. The post town for Cambridge is Cambridge.
Cambridge 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 |
Cambridge 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 Cambridge is CB2 3QJ.
Cambridge is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CB2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CB2 postcode district.
The post town for Cambridge is Cambridge. Cambridge is in the CB2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cambridge.
The centre of Cambridge is located at position 52.20486° latitude and 0.11968° longitude.
Latitude | 52.20486° |
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Longitude | 0.11968° |
The centre of Cambridge is located at the grid reference easting 544945 and northing 258410 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 544945 |
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Northing | 258410 |
Position of Cambridge relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cambridge to the centre of the town.
Position of Cambridge relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cambridge to the centre of the city.