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Where is Fordham?

Fordham is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, five miles north-west of the major town of Colchester, and 49 miles north-east of London. Fordham lies three miles south-west of the Suffolk border. Fordham falls within the district council of Colchester, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO6 postcode district. The post town for Fordham is Colchester.

Fordham on a map

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

Which county is Fordham in?

Fordham is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is Fordham in Essex?

Fordham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Essex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Essex.

Map showing location of Fordham within Essex
Location of Fordham within Essex

What is the postcode for Fordham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fordham is CO6 3LX.

Where is Fordham in CO6?

Fordham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CO6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CO6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Fordham within CO6
Location of Fordham within CO6

What is the post town for Fordham?

The post town for Fordham is Colchester. Fordham is in the CO6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fordham?

The centre of Fordham is located at position 51.92277° latitude and 0.80261° longitude.

Latitude51.92277°
Longitude0.80261°

What is the easting and northing of Fordham?

The centre of Fordham is located at the grid reference easting 592816 and northing 228627 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting592816
Northing228627

What are the nearest towns to Fordham?

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

north-east
6m
Fordham is 6 miles north-east of Coggeshall
east
7m
Fordham is 7 miles east of Halstead
north-west
8m
Fordham is 8 miles north-west of Wivenhoe
south-east
9m
Fordham is 9 miles south-east of Sudbury
south
10m
Fordham is 10 miles south of Acton
south-west
11m
Fordham is 11 miles south-west of Hadleigh
north-east
11m
Fordham is 11 miles north-east of Witham
east
11m
Fordham is 11 miles east of Braintree
north-west
11m
Fordham is 11 miles north-west of West Mersea
west
11m
Fordham is 11 miles west of Manningtree

What are the nearest cities to Fordham?

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

north-west
5m
Fordham is 5 miles north-west of Colchester
north-east
19m
Fordham is 19 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north
27m
Fordham is 27 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
35m
Fordham is 35 miles south-east of Cambridge
south-east
40m
Fordham is 40 miles south-east of Ely
north
46m
Fordham is 46 miles north of Canterbury
north-east
48m
Fordham is 48 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
49m
Fordham is 49 miles north-east of London
north-east
49m
Fordham is 49 miles north-east of City of Westminster
east
50m
Fordham is 50 miles east of St Albans

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