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Where is Groton?

Groton is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, four miles west of the town of Hadleigh, 11 miles north of the major town of Colchester, and 56 miles north-east of London. Groton lies five miles north-east of the Essex border. Groton falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the CO10 postcode district. The post town for Groton is Sudbury.

Groton on a map

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

Which county is Groton in?

Groton is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Groton in Suffolk?

Groton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Suffolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Groton within Suffolk
Location of Groton within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Groton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Groton is CO10 5HD.

Where is Groton in CO10?

Groton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CO10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CO10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Groton within CO10
Location of Groton within CO10

What is the post town for Groton?

The post town for Groton is Sudbury. Groton is in the CO10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sudbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Groton?

The centre of Groton is located at position 52.04076° latitude and 0.85749° longitude.

Latitude52.04076°
Longitude0.85749°

What is the easting and northing of Groton?

The centre of Groton is located at the grid reference easting 596073 and northing 241894 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting596073
Northing241894

What are the nearest towns to Groton?

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

west
4m
Groton is 4 miles west of Hadleigh
south-east
5m
Groton is 5 miles south-east of Acton
east
5m
Groton is 5 miles east of Sudbury
north-west
11m
Groton is 11 miles north-west of Manningtree
south-west
11m
Groton is 11 miles south-west of Needham Market
north-east
12m
Groton is 12 miles north-east of Halstead
south-west
12m
Groton is 12 miles south-west of Stowmarket
east
12m
Groton is 12 miles east of Clare
west
13m
Groton is 13 miles west of Ipswich
north
13m
Groton is 13 miles north of Wivenhoe

What are the nearest cities to Groton?

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

north
11m
Groton is 11 miles north of Colchester
north-east
27m
Groton is 27 miles north-east of Chelmsford
east
33m
Groton is 33 miles east of Cambridge
north
35m
Groton is 35 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
35m
Groton is 35 miles south-east of Ely
south
45m
Groton is 45 miles south of Norwich
north
53m
Groton is 53 miles north of Canterbury
north-east
55m
Groton is 55 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
55m
Groton is 55 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
56m
Groton is 56 miles north-east of London