Croydon is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles east of the town of Potton, ten miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 42 miles north of London. Croydon lies three miles east of the Bedfordshire border. Croydon 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 Croydon is Royston.
Croydon 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 |
Croydon 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 Croydon is SG8 0DL.
Croydon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district.
The post town for Croydon is Royston. Croydon is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.
The centre of Croydon is located at position 52.12858° latitude and -0.07871° longitude.
Latitude | 52.12858° |
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Longitude | -0.07871° |
The centre of Croydon is located at the grid reference easting 531614 and northing 249548 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 531614 |
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Northing | 249548 |
Position of Croydon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Croydon to the centre of the town.
Position of Croydon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Croydon to the centre of the city.