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Where is Essendon?

Essendon is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, three miles east of the town of Hatfield, eight miles east of the major city of St Albans, and 17 miles north of London. Essendon lies five miles north of the Greater London border. Essendon falls within the district council of Welwyn Hatfield, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the AL9 postcode district. The post town for Essendon is Hatfield.

Essendon on a map

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

Which county is Essendon in?

Essendon is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Essendon in Hertfordshire?

Essendon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Essendon within Hertfordshire
Location of Essendon within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Essendon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Essendon is AL9 6HA.

Where is Essendon in AL9?

Essendon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the AL9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AL9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Essendon within AL9
Location of Essendon within AL9

What is the post town for Essendon?

The post town for Essendon is Hatfield. Essendon is in the AL9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hatfield.

What is the latitude and longitude of Essendon?

The centre of Essendon is located at position 51.76173° latitude and -0.15459° longitude.

Latitude51.76173°
Longitude-0.15459°

What is the easting and northing of Essendon?

The centre of Essendon is located at the grid reference easting 527455 and northing 208616 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting527455
Northing208616

What are the nearest towns to Essendon?

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

east
3m
Essendon is 3 miles east of Hatfield
south-east
4m
Essendon is 4 miles south-east of Welwyn Garden City
south-west
4m
Essendon is 4 miles south-west of Hertford
north
5m
Essendon is 5 miles north of Potters Bar
west
6m
Essendon is 6 miles west of Hoddesdon
south-west
6m
Essendon is 6 miles south-west of Ware
north-west
6m
Essendon is 6 miles north-west of Cheshunt
north-west
7m
Essendon is 7 miles north-west of Waltham Cross
north-east
9m
Essendon is 9 miles north-east of Borehamwood
north-east
9m
Essendon is 9 miles north-east of Radlett

What are the nearest cities to Essendon?

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

east
8m
Essendon is 8 miles east of St Albans
north
17m
Essendon is 17 miles north of City of London
north
18m
Essendon is 18 miles north of London
north
18m
Essendon is 18 miles north of City of Westminster
west
27m
Essendon is 27 miles west of Chelmsford
south-east
32m
Essendon is 32 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
south
33m
Essendon is 33 miles south of Cambridge
west
40m
Essendon is 40 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
west
46m
Essendon is 46 miles west of Colchester
east
47m
Essendon is 47 miles east of Oxford