Fordham is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, two miles south of the town of Downham Market, 26 miles east of the major city of Peterborough, and 76 miles north of London. Fordham lies five miles north-east of the Cambridgeshire border. Fordham falls within the district council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the PE38 postcode district. The post town for Fordham is Downham Market.
Fordham is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.
Ceremonial County | Norfolk |
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Historic County | Norfolk |
Administrative County | Norfolk |
Fordham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Norfolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fordham is PE38 0LW.
Fordham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PE38 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE38 postcode district.
The post town for Fordham is Downham Market. Fordham is in the PE38 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Downham Market.
The centre of Fordham is located at position 52.571° latitude and 0.38303° longitude.
Latitude | 52.571° |
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Longitude | 0.38303° |
The centre of Fordham is located at the grid reference easting 561596 and northing 299686 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 561596 |
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Northing | 299686 |
Position of Fordham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fordham to the centre of the town.
Position of Fordham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fordham to the centre of the city.