Dunkirk is located in the county of Kent, South East England, four miles east of the town of Faversham, 18 miles east of the major town of Gillingham, and 50 miles east of London. Dunkirk falls within the district council of Swale, under the county council of Kent. It is in the ME13 postcode district. The post town for Dunkirk is Faversham.
Dunkirk is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Dunkirk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Kent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunkirk is ME13 9LG.
Dunkirk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ME13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ME13 postcode district.
The post town for Dunkirk is Faversham. Dunkirk is in the ME13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Faversham.
The centre of Dunkirk is located at position 51.29163° latitude and 0.97936° longitude.
Latitude | 51.29163° |
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Longitude | 0.97936° |
The centre of Dunkirk is located at the grid reference easting 607829 and northing 158938 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 607829 |
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Northing | 158938 |
Position of Dunkirk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunkirk to the centre of the town.
Position of Dunkirk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunkirk to the centre of the city.