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Where is Forest Green?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Forest Green in?

Forest Green is in the ceremonial county of Surrey, the historic county of Surrey, and the administrative county of Surrey.

Ceremonial CountySurrey
Historic CountySurrey
Administrative CountySurrey

Where is Forest Green in Surrey?

Forest Green is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Surrey, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Surrey.

Map showing location of Forest Green within Surrey
Location of Forest Green within Surrey

What is the postcode for Forest Green?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forest Green is RH5 5RX.

Where is Forest Green in RH5?

Forest Green is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the RH5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RH5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forest Green within RH5
Location of Forest Green within RH5

What is the post town for Forest Green?

The post town for Forest Green is Dorking. Forest Green is in the RH5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorking.

What is the latitude and longitude of Forest Green?

The centre of Forest Green is located at position 51.16074° latitude and -0.39444° longitude.

Latitude51.16074°
Longitude-0.39444°

What is the easting and northing of Forest Green?

The centre of Forest Green is located at the grid reference easting 512368 and northing 141390 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting512368
Northing141390

What are the nearest towns to Forest Green?

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

south-west
6m
Forest Green is 6 miles south-west of Dorking
north-west
7m
Forest Green is 7 miles north-west of Horsham
west
10m
Forest Green is 10 miles west of Crawley
south-east
10m
Forest Green is 10 miles south-east of Guildford
east
10m
Forest Green is 10 miles east of Godalming
south
10m
Forest Green is 10 miles south of Leatherhead
south-west
10m
Forest Green is 10 miles south-west of Reigate
west
10m
Forest Green is 10 miles west of Horley
south-west
11m
Forest Green is 11 miles south-west of Redhill
south-east
13m
Forest Green is 13 miles south-east of Woking

What are the nearest cities to Forest Green?

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

north-west
26m
Forest Green is 26 miles north-west of Brighton and Hove
south-west
26m
Forest Green is 26 miles south-west of City of Westminster
south-west
27m
Forest Green is 27 miles south-west of London
south-west
28m
Forest Green is 28 miles south-west of City of London
north-east
28m
Forest Green is 28 miles north-east of Chichester
north-east
39m
Forest Green is 39 miles north-east of Portsmouth
east
40m
Forest Green is 40 miles east of Winchester
south
41m
Forest Green is 41 miles south of St Albans
north-east
47m
Forest Green is 47 miles north-east of Southampton
south-west
55m
Forest Green is 55 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea