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Where is Gravesend?

Gravesend is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, four miles north-west of the town of Bishop's Stortford, ten miles north of the major town of Harlow, and 29 miles north of London. Gravesend lies roughly one mile west of the Essex border. Gravesend falls within the district council of East Hertfordshire, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the SG11 postcode district. The post town for Gravesend is Ware.

Gravesend on a map

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

Which county is Gravesend in?

Gravesend 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 Gravesend in Hertfordshire?

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

Map showing location of Gravesend within Hertfordshire
Location of Gravesend within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Gravesend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gravesend is SG11 2LW.

Where is Gravesend in SG11?

Gravesend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SG11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SG11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gravesend within SG11
Location of Gravesend within SG11

What is the post town for Gravesend?

The post town for Gravesend is Ware. Gravesend is in the SG11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ware.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gravesend?

The centre of Gravesend is located at position 51.91172° latitude and 0.09138° longitude.

Latitude51.91172°
Longitude0.09138°

What is the easting and northing of Gravesend?

The centre of Gravesend is located at the grid reference easting 543950 and northing 225753 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting543950
Northing225753

What are the nearest towns to Gravesend?

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

north-west
4m
Gravesend is 4 miles north-west of Bishop's Stortford
west
4m
Gravesend is 4 miles west of Stansted Mountfitchet
south-east
5m
Gravesend is 5 miles south-east of Buntingford
north
7m
Gravesend is 7 miles north of Sawbridgeworth
north-east
9m
Gravesend is 9 miles north-east of Ware
north
10m
Gravesend is 10 miles north of Harlow
south-west
10m
Gravesend is 10 miles south-west of Saffron Walden
south-east
11m
Gravesend is 11 miles south-east of Royston
north-east
11m
Gravesend is 11 miles north-east of Hertford
west
11m
Gravesend is 11 miles west of Thaxted

What are the nearest cities to Gravesend?

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

south
20m
Gravesend is 20 miles south of Cambridge
north-west
20m
Gravesend is 20 miles north-west of Chelmsford
north-east
21m
Gravesend is 21 miles north-east of St Albans
north
29m
Gravesend is 29 miles north of City of London
north
29m
Gravesend is 29 miles north of London
north
30m
Gravesend is 30 miles north of City of Westminster
south
35m
Gravesend is 35 miles south of Ely
west
35m
Gravesend is 35 miles west of Colchester
north-west
37m
Gravesend is 37 miles north-west of Southend-on-Sea
east
37m
Gravesend is 37 miles east of Milton Keynes