Finchley is located in the county of Greater London, London, five miles south-east of the town of Borehamwood, nine miles east of the major town of Watford, and six miles north-west of London. Finchley lies four miles south of the Hertfordshire border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Finchley falls within the London borough council of Barnet, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the N3 postcode district. The post town for Finchley is London.
Finchley is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Middlesex, and the administrative county of Greater London.
Ceremonial County | Greater London |
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Historic County | Middlesex |
Administrative County | Greater London |
Finchley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Finchley is N3 2LN.
Finchley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the N3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the N3 postcode district.
The post town for Finchley is London. Finchley is in the N3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.
The centre of Finchley is located at position 51.60038° latitude and -0.19486° longitude.
Latitude | 51.60038° |
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Longitude | -0.19486° |
The centre of Finchley is located at the grid reference easting 525120 and northing 190603 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 525120 |
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Northing | 190603 |
Position of Finchley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Finchley to the centre of the town.
Position of Finchley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Finchley to the centre of the city.