Heydon is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles east of the town of Royston, 11 miles south of the major city of Cambridge, and 37 miles north of London. Heydon lies just north-west of the Essex border. Heydon falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the SG8 postcode district. The post town for Heydon is Royston.
Heydon 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 |
Heydon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Heydon is SG8 8TH.
Heydon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district.
The post town for Heydon is Royston. Heydon is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.
The centre of Heydon is located at position 52.04031° latitude and 0.0865° longitude.
Latitude | 52.04031° |
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Longitude | 0.0865° |
The centre of Heydon is located at the grid reference easting 543204 and northing 240045 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 543204 |
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Northing | 240045 |
Position of Heydon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Heydon to the centre of the town.
Position of Heydon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Heydon to the centre of the city.