Gillingham is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, one mile north-west of the town of Beccles, 15 miles south-east of the major city of Norwich, and 97 miles north-east of London. Gillingham lies just north-east of the Suffolk border. Gillingham falls within the district council of South Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the NR34 postcode district. The post town for Gillingham is Beccles.
Gillingham 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 |
Gillingham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Norfolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gillingham is NR34 0LA.
Gillingham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NR34 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NR34 postcode district.
The post town for Gillingham is Beccles. Gillingham is in the NR34 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beccles.
The centre of Gillingham is located at position 52.47049° latitude and 1.54712° longitude.
Latitude | 52.47049° |
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Longitude | 1.54712° |
The centre of Gillingham is located at the grid reference easting 641015 and northing 291755 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 641015 |
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Northing | 291755 |
Position of Gillingham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gillingham to the centre of the town.
Position of Gillingham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gillingham to the centre of the city.