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Where is Dunkirk?

Dunkirk is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, four miles north-west of the city of Ely, 18 miles north of the major city of Cambridge, and 66 miles north of London. Dunkirk lies three miles south-west of the Norfolk border. Dunkirk falls within the district council of East Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB6 postcode district. The post town for Dunkirk is Ely.

Dunkirk on a map

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

Which county is Dunkirk in?

Dunkirk is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyCambridgeshire
Administrative CountyCambridgeshire

Where is Dunkirk in Cambridgeshire?

Dunkirk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Dunkirk within Cambridgeshire
Location of Dunkirk within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Dunkirk?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunkirk is CB6 2TY.

Where is Dunkirk in CB6?

Dunkirk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CB6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CB6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dunkirk within CB6
Location of Dunkirk within CB6

What is the post town for Dunkirk?

The post town for Dunkirk is Ely. Dunkirk is in the CB6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ely.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dunkirk?

The centre of Dunkirk is located at position 52.45135° latitude and 0.22913° longitude.

Latitude52.45135°
Longitude0.22913°

What is the easting and northing of Dunkirk?

The centre of Dunkirk is located at the grid reference easting 551579 and northing 286046 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting551579
Northing286046

What are the nearest towns to Dunkirk?

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

east
8m
Dunkirk is 8 miles east of Chatteris
south-east
9m
Dunkirk is 9 miles south-east of March
north-west
9m
Dunkirk is 9 miles north-west of Soham
south-west
12m
Dunkirk is 12 miles south-west of Downham Market
north-west
14m
Dunkirk is 14 miles north-west of Mildenhall
east
14m
Dunkirk is 14 miles east of Ramsey
south
15m
Dunkirk is 15 miles south of Wisbech
north-east
16m
Dunkirk is 16 miles north-east of St Ives
north-west
16m
Dunkirk is 16 miles north-west of Newmarket
south-east
17m
Dunkirk is 17 miles south-east of Whittlesey

What are the nearest cities to Dunkirk?

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

north-west
4m
Dunkirk is 4 miles north-west of Ely
north
18m
Dunkirk is 18 miles north of Cambridge
east
22m
Dunkirk is 22 miles east of Peterborough
west
47m
Dunkirk is 47 miles west of Norwich
north-west
48m
Dunkirk is 48 miles north-west of Colchester
north-east
50m
Dunkirk is 50 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north
50m
Dunkirk is 50 miles north of Chelmsford
north-east
54m
Dunkirk is 54 miles north-east of St Albans
east
59m
Dunkirk is 59 miles east of Leicester
south-east
63m
Dunkirk is 63 miles south-east of Lincoln