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Where is Herne?

Herne is located in the county of Kent, South East England, one mile south of the town of Herne Bay, 22 miles south-east of the major town of Southend-on-Sea, and 56 miles east of London. Herne falls within the district council of Canterbury, under the county council of Kent. It is in the CT6 postcode district. The post town for Herne is Herne Bay.

Herne on a map

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

Which county is Herne in?

Herne is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Herne in Kent?

Herne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Kent.

Map showing location of Herne within Kent
Location of Herne within Kent

What is the postcode for Herne?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Herne is CT6 7HJ.

Where is Herne in CT6?

Herne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CT6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Herne within CT6
Location of Herne within CT6

What is the post town for Herne?

The post town for Herne is Herne Bay. Herne is in the CT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Herne Bay.

What is the latitude and longitude of Herne?

The centre of Herne is located at position 51.35023° latitude and 1.13316° longitude.

Latitude51.35023°
Longitude1.13316°

What is the easting and northing of Herne?

The centre of Herne is located at the grid reference easting 618272 and northing 165899 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting618272
Northing165899

What are the nearest towns to Herne?

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

south
1m
Herne is 1 mile south of Herne Bay
north
4m
Herne is 4 miles north of Fordwich
east
5m
Herne is 5 miles east of Whitstable
north-west
10m
Herne is 10 miles north-west of Sandwich
east
11m
Herne is 11 miles east of Faversham
west
11m
Herne is 11 miles west of Margate
west
12m
Herne is 12 miles west of Ramsgate
west
13m
Herne is 13 miles west of Broadstairs
north-west
15m
Herne is 15 miles north-west of Deal
east
15m
Herne is 15 miles east of Minster

What are the nearest cities to Herne?

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

north-east
5m
Herne is 5 miles north-east of Canterbury
south-east
22m
Herne is 22 miles south-east of Southend-on-Sea
south
39m
Herne is 39 miles south of Colchester
south-east
39m
Herne is 39 miles south-east of Chelmsford
east
54m
Herne is 54 miles east of City of London
east
55m
Herne is 55 miles east of City of Westminster
east
56m
Herne is 56 miles east of London
north-east
66m
Herne is 66 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
east
69m
Herne is 69 miles east of St Albans
south-east
73m
Herne is 73 miles south-east of Cambridge

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