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Where is Chilham?

Chilham is located in the county of Kent, South East England, six miles south-west of the city of Canterbury, 19 miles south-east of the major town of Gillingham, and 51 miles east of London. Chilham falls within the district council of Ashford, under the county council of Kent. It is in the CT4 postcode district. The post town for Chilham is Canterbury.

Chilham on a map

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

Which county is Chilham in?

Chilham is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Chilham in Kent?

Chilham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Kent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kent.

Map showing location of Chilham within Kent
Location of Chilham within Kent

What is the postcode for Chilham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Chilham is CT4 8BY.

Where is Chilham in CT4?

Chilham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CT4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CT4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Chilham within CT4
Location of Chilham within CT4

What is the post town for Chilham?

The post town for Chilham is Canterbury. Chilham is in the CT4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Canterbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Chilham?

The centre of Chilham is located at position 51.24413° latitude and 0.96221° longitude.

Latitude51.24413°
Longitude0.96221°

What is the easting and northing of Chilham?

The centre of Chilham is located at the grid reference easting 606847 and northing 153608 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting606847
Northing153608

What are the nearest towns to Chilham?

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

south-east
6m
Chilham is 6 miles south-east of Faversham
north-east
8m
Chilham is 8 miles north-east of Ashford
south-west
8m
Chilham is 8 miles south-west of Fordwich
south
8m
Chilham is 8 miles south of Whitstable
south-west
11m
Chilham is 11 miles south-west of Herne Bay
south-east
12m
Chilham is 12 miles south-east of Sittingbourne
north-west
13m
Chilham is 13 miles north-west of Hythe
south-east
14m
Chilham is 14 miles south-east of Minster
north-west
15m
Chilham is 15 miles north-west of Folkestone
south-east
15m
Chilham is 15 miles south-east of Queenborough

What are the nearest cities to Chilham?

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

south-west
6m
Chilham is 6 miles south-west of Canterbury
south-east
23m
Chilham is 23 miles south-east of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
40m
Chilham is 40 miles south-east of Chelmsford
south
45m
Chilham is 45 miles south of Colchester
east
49m
Chilham is 49 miles east of City of London
east
50m
Chilham is 50 miles east of City of Westminster
east
51m
Chilham is 51 miles east of London
north-east
56m
Chilham is 56 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south-east
66m
Chilham is 66 miles south-east of St Albans
south-east
76m
Chilham is 76 miles south-east of Cambridge