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Where is Gilston?

Gilston is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, one mile north of the major town of Harlow, and 21 miles north-east of London. Gilston lies just west of the Essex border. Gilston falls within the district council of East Hertfordshire, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the CM20 postcode district. The post town for Gilston is Harlow.

Gilston on a map

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

Which county is Gilston in?

Gilston is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Gilston in Hertfordshire?

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

Map showing location of Gilston within Hertfordshire
Location of Gilston within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Gilston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gilston is CM20 2RB.

Where is Gilston in CM20?

Gilston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CM20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CM20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gilston within CM20
Location of Gilston within CM20

What is the post town for Gilston?

The post town for Gilston is Harlow. Gilston is in the CM20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Harlow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gilston?

The centre of Gilston is located at position 51.78948° latitude and 0.09863° longitude.

Latitude51.78948°
Longitude0.09863°

What is the easting and northing of Gilston?

The centre of Gilston is located at the grid reference easting 544840 and northing 212174 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting544840
Northing212174

What are the nearest towns to Gilston?

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

north
1m
Gilston is 1 mile north of Harlow
south-west
3m
Gilston is 3 miles south-west of Sawbridgeworth
north-east
5m
Gilston is 5 miles north-east of Hoddesdon
east
6m
Gilston is 6 miles east of Ware
south-west
6m
Gilston is 6 miles south-west of Bishop's Stortford
north
6m
Gilston is 6 miles north of Epping
east
8m
Gilston is 8 miles east of Hertford
north-east
8m
Gilston is 8 miles north-east of Waltham Abbey
north-east
9m
Gilston is 9 miles north-east of Cheshunt
north-west
9m
Gilston is 9 miles north-west of Chipping Ongar

What are the nearest cities to Gilston?

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

west
16m
Gilston is 16 miles west of Chelmsford
east
19m
Gilston is 19 miles east of St Albans
north
21m
Gilston is 21 miles north of City of London
north-east
22m
Gilston is 22 miles north-east of London
north-east
22m
Gilston is 22 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south
29m
Gilston is 29 miles south of Cambridge
north-west
31m
Gilston is 31 miles north-west of Southend-on-Sea
west
35m
Gilston is 35 miles west of Colchester
south-east
40m
Gilston is 40 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
south
43m
Gilston is 43 miles south of Ely