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Where is Downham?

Downham is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, two miles north-west of the town of Wickford, five miles north of the major town of Basildon, and 28 miles east of London. Downham falls within the district council of Chelmsford, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CM11 postcode district. The post town for Downham is Billericay.

Downham on a map

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

Which county is Downham in?

Downham is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is Downham in Essex?

Downham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Essex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Essex.

Map showing location of Downham within Essex
Location of Downham within Essex

What is the postcode for Downham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Downham is CM11 1QD.

Where is Downham in CM11?

Downham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CM11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CM11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Downham within CM11
Location of Downham within CM11

What is the post town for Downham?

The post town for Downham is Billericay. Downham is in the CM11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Billericay.

What is the latitude and longitude of Downham?

The centre of Downham is located at position 51.6379° latitude and 0.48298° longitude.

Latitude51.6379°
Longitude0.48298°

What is the easting and northing of Downham?

The centre of Downham is located at the grid reference easting 571919 and northing 196152 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting571919
Northing196152

What are the nearest towns to Downham?

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

north-west
2m
Downham is 2 miles north-west of Wickford
east
3m
Downham is 3 miles east of Billericay
north
5m
Downham is 5 miles north of Basildon
west
6m
Downham is 6 miles west of South Woodham Ferrers
north-west
6m
Downham is 6 miles north-west of Rayleigh
east
8m
Downham is 8 miles east of Brentwood
north
8m
Downham is 8 miles north of Stanford-le-Hope
north-west
9m
Downham is 9 miles north-west of Canvey Island
west
10m
Downham is 10 miles west of Rochford
south-west
11m
Downham is 11 miles south-west of Maldon

What are the nearest cities to Downham?

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

south
7m
Downham is 7 miles south of Chelmsford
north-west
12m
Downham is 12 miles north-west of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
25m
Downham is 25 miles south-west of Colchester
east
26m
Downham is 26 miles east of City of London
east
28m
Downham is 28 miles east of London
east
28m
Downham is 28 miles east of City of Westminster
north-west
36m
Downham is 36 miles north-west of Canterbury
east
36m
Downham is 36 miles east of St Albans
south-east
42m
Downham is 42 miles south-east of Cambridge
south
54m
Downham is 54 miles south of Ely

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