Chatham is located in the county of Kent, South East England, one mile east of the town of Rochester, and 30 miles east of London. Chatham lies six miles south of the Essex border. Chatham falls within the unitary authority of Medway. It is in the ME4 postcode district. The post town for Chatham is Chatham.
Chatham is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Medway.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Medway |
Chatham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Chatham is ME4 4SE.
Chatham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ME4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ME4 postcode district.
The post town for Chatham is Chatham. Chatham is in the ME4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chatham.
The centre of Chatham is located at position 51.38491° latitude and 0.52552° longitude.
Latitude | 51.38491° |
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Longitude | 0.52552° |
The centre of Chatham is located at the grid reference easting 575834 and northing 168122 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 575834 |
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Northing | 168122 |
Position of Chatham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chatham to the centre of the town.
Position of Chatham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chatham to the centre of the city.