Forest Green is located in the county of Surrey, South East England, six miles south-west of the town of Dorking, ten miles west of the major town of Crawley, and 27 miles south-west of London. Forest Green lies three miles north of the West Sussex border. Forest Green falls within the district council of Mole Valley, under the county council of Surrey. It is in the RH5 postcode district. The post town for Forest Green is Dorking.
Forest Green is in the ceremonial county of Surrey, the historic county of Surrey, and the administrative county of Surrey.
Ceremonial County | Surrey |
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Historic County | Surrey |
Administrative County | Surrey |
Forest Green is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Surrey, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Surrey.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Forest Green is RH5 5RX.
Forest Green is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the RH5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RH5 postcode district.
The post town for Forest Green is Dorking. Forest Green is in the RH5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorking.
The centre of Forest Green is located at position 51.16074° latitude and -0.39444° longitude.
Latitude | 51.16074° |
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Longitude | -0.39444° |
The centre of Forest Green is located at the grid reference easting 512368 and northing 141390 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 512368 |
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Northing | 141390 |
Position of Forest Green relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Forest Green to the centre of the town.
Position of Forest Green relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Forest Green to the centre of the city.