Grantchester is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, two miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 47 miles north of London. Grantchester lies eight miles north-west of the Essex border. Grantchester falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB3 postcode district. The post town for Grantchester is Cambridge.
Grantchester is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Grantchester is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Grantchester is CB3 9NU.
Grantchester is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CB3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CB3 postcode district.
The post town for Grantchester is Cambridge. Grantchester is in the CB3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cambridge.
The centre of Grantchester is located at position 52.18129° latitude and 0.09046° longitude.
Latitude | 52.18129° |
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Longitude | 0.09046° |
The centre of Grantchester is located at the grid reference easting 543024 and northing 255730 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 543024 |
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Northing | 255730 |
Position of Grantchester relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Grantchester to the centre of the town.
Position of Grantchester relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Grantchester to the centre of the city.