Great Abington is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, seven miles north of the town of Saffron Walden, seven miles south-east of the major city of Cambridge, and 44 miles north of London. Great Abington lies two miles north-west of the Essex border. Great Abington falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB21 postcode district. The post town for Great Abington is Cambridge.
Great Abington 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 |
Great Abington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Abington is CB21 6GS.
Great Abington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CB21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CB21 postcode district.
The post town for Great Abington is Cambridge. Great Abington is in the CB21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cambridge.
The centre of Great Abington is located at position 52.1169° latitude and 0.21742° longitude.
Latitude | 52.1169° |
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Longitude | 0.21742° |
The centre of Great Abington is located at the grid reference easting 551922 and northing 248827 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 551922 |
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Northing | 248827 |
Position of Great Abington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Abington to the centre of the town.
Position of Great Abington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Abington to the centre of the city.