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Where is Gibraltar?

Gibraltar is located in the county of Kent, South East England, two miles north-west of the town of Folkestone, 30 miles east of the major town of Maidstone, and 62 miles south-east of London. Gibraltar falls within the district council of Folkestone and Hythe, under the county council of Kent. It is in the CT18 postcode district. The post town for Gibraltar is Folkestone.

Gibraltar on a map

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

Which county is Gibraltar in?

Gibraltar is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Gibraltar in Kent?

Gibraltar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Kent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Kent.

Map showing location of Gibraltar within Kent
Location of Gibraltar within Kent

What is the postcode for Gibraltar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gibraltar is CT18 7SJ.

Where is Gibraltar in CT18?

Gibraltar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CT18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CT18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gibraltar within CT18
Location of Gibraltar within CT18

What is the post town for Gibraltar?

The post town for Gibraltar is Folkestone. Gibraltar is in the CT18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Folkestone.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gibraltar?

The centre of Gibraltar is located at position 51.10781° latitude and 1.15213° longitude.

Latitude51.10781°
Longitude1.15213°

What is the easting and northing of Gibraltar?

The centre of Gibraltar is located at the grid reference easting 620750 and northing 139004 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting620750
Northing139004

What are the nearest towns to Gibraltar?

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

north-west
2m
Gibraltar is 2 miles north-west of Folkestone
north-east
4m
Gibraltar is 4 miles north-east of Hythe
west
7m
Gibraltar is 7 miles west of Dover
north-east
13m
Gibraltar is 13 miles north-east of New Romney
east
13m
Gibraltar is 13 miles east of Ashford
south
13m
Gibraltar is 13 miles south of Fordwich
south-west
13m
Gibraltar is 13 miles south-west of Deal
south-west
14m
Gibraltar is 14 miles south-west of Sandwich
north-east
15m
Gibraltar is 15 miles north-east of Lydd
south
18m
Gibraltar is 18 miles south of Whitstable

What are the nearest cities to Gibraltar?

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

south
12m
Gibraltar is 12 miles south of Canterbury
south-east
35m
Gibraltar is 35 miles south-east of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
52m
Gibraltar is 52 miles south-east of Chelmsford
south
55m
Gibraltar is 55 miles south of Colchester
east
60m
Gibraltar is 60 miles east of Brighton and Hove
south-east
61m
Gibraltar is 61 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
62m
Gibraltar is 62 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
62m
Gibraltar is 62 miles south-east of London
south-east
78m
Gibraltar is 78 miles south-east of St Albans
east
86m
Gibraltar is 86 miles east of Chichester