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Where is Harwich?

Harwich is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, three miles south-west of the town of Felixstowe, ten miles south-east of the major town of Ipswich, and 68 miles north-east of London. Harwich lies just south-east of the Suffolk border. Harwich falls within the district council of Tendring, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO12 postcode district. The post town for Harwich is Harwich.

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

Which county is Harwich in?

Harwich is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is Harwich in Essex?

Harwich is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Essex, and towards the easternmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of Harwich within Essex
Location of Harwich within Essex

What is the postcode for Harwich?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Harwich is CO12 3DE.

Where is Harwich in CO12?

Harwich is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CO12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CO12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Harwich within CO12
Location of Harwich within CO12

What is the post town for Harwich?

The post town for Harwich is Harwich. Harwich is in the CO12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Harwich.

What is the latitude and longitude of Harwich?

The centre of Harwich is located at position 51.94644° latitude and 1.28728° longitude.

Latitude51.94644°
Longitude1.28728°

What is the easting and northing of Harwich?

The centre of Harwich is located at the grid reference easting 626017 and northing 232654 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting626017
Northing232654

What are the nearest towns to Harwich?

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

south-west
3m
Harwich is 3 miles south-west of Felixstowe
north
7m
Harwich is 7 miles north of Walton-on-the-Naze
north
8m
Harwich is 8 miles north of Frinton-on-Sea
south
9m
Harwich is 9 miles south of Kesgrave
east
10m
Harwich is 10 miles east of Manningtree
south-east
10m
Harwich is 10 miles south-east of Ipswich
south
10m
Harwich is 10 miles south of Woodbridge
north-east
12m
Harwich is 12 miles north-east of Clacton-on-Sea
south
15m
Harwich is 15 miles south of Wickham Market
north-east
15m
Harwich is 15 miles north-east of Brightlingsea

What are the nearest cities to Harwich?

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

east
17m
Harwich is 17 miles east of Colchester
north-east
37m
Harwich is 37 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
38m
Harwich is 38 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north
47m
Harwich is 47 miles north of Canterbury
south
47m
Harwich is 47 miles south of Norwich
east
53m
Harwich is 53 miles east of Cambridge
south-east
54m
Harwich is 54 miles south-east of Ely
north-east
66m
Harwich is 66 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
68m
Harwich is 68 miles north-east of London
north-east
68m
Harwich is 68 miles north-east of City of Westminster

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