Ely is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles north-west of the town of Soham, 15 miles north of the major city of Cambridge, and 63 miles north of London. Ely lies five miles west of the Suffolk border. Ely falls within the district council of East Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB7 postcode district. The post town for Ely is Ely.
Ely 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 |
Ely is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ely is CB7 4EN.
Ely is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CB7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CB7 postcode district.
The post town for Ely is Ely. Ely is in the CB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ely.
The centre of Ely is located at position 52.39961° latitude and 0.26251° longitude.
Latitude | 52.39961° |
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Longitude | 0.26251° |
The centre of Ely is located at the grid reference easting 554027 and northing 280363 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 554027 |
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Northing | 280363 |
Position of Ely relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ely to the centre of the town.
Position of Ely relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ely to the centre of the city.