Hitcham is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, six miles south-west of the town of Stowmarket, 12 miles west of the major town of Ipswich, and 61 miles north-east of London. Hitcham falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP7 postcode district. The post town for Hitcham is Ipswich.
Hitcham 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 |
Hitcham 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 Hitcham is IP7 7NP.
Hitcham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IP7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IP7 postcode district.
The post town for Hitcham is Ipswich. Hitcham is in the IP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ipswich.
The centre of Hitcham is located at position 52.12512° latitude and 0.89765° longitude.
Latitude | 52.12512° |
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Longitude | 0.89765° |
The centre of Hitcham is located at the grid reference easting 598452 and northing 251383 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 598452 |
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Northing | 251383 |
Position of Hitcham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hitcham to the centre of the town.
Position of Hitcham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hitcham to the centre of the city.