Gatwick is located in the county of Surrey, South East England, four miles west of the town of Godalming, six miles south-west of the major town of Guildford, and 33 miles south-west of London. Gatwick lies three miles east of the Hampshire border. Gatwick falls within the district council of Guildford, under the county council of Surrey. It is in the GU8 postcode district. The post town for Gatwick is Godalming.
Gatwick 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 |
Gatwick is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Surrey, and towards the westernmost extremity of Surrey.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gatwick is GU8 6BJ.
Gatwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GU8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GU8 postcode district.
The post town for Gatwick is Godalming. Gatwick is in the GU8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Godalming.
The centre of Gatwick is located at position 51.19687° latitude and -0.6943° longitude.
Latitude | 51.19687° |
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Longitude | -0.6943° |
The centre of Gatwick is located at the grid reference easting 491330 and northing 144993 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 491330 |
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Northing | 144993 |
Position of Gatwick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gatwick to the centre of the town.
Position of Gatwick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gatwick to the centre of the city.