Harkstead is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, four miles west of the town of Harwich, six miles south of the major town of Ipswich, and 65 miles north-east of London. Harkstead lies roughly one mile north-east of the Essex border. Harkstead falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP9 postcode district. The post town for Harkstead is Ipswich.
Harkstead is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.
Ceremonial County | Suffolk |
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Historic County | Suffolk |
Administrative County | Suffolk |
Harkstead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Suffolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Suffolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Harkstead is IP9 1DD.
Harkstead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IP9 postcode district.
The post town for Harkstead is Ipswich. Harkstead is in the IP9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ipswich.
The centre of Harkstead is located at position 51.97208° latitude and 1.19289° longitude.
Latitude | 51.97208° |
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Longitude | 1.19289° |
The centre of Harkstead is located at the grid reference easting 619406 and northing 235216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 619406 |
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Northing | 235216 |
Position of Harkstead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Harkstead to the centre of the town.
Position of Harkstead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Harkstead to the centre of the city.