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Where is Hockenden?

Hockenden is located in the county of Greater London, London, one mile west of the town of Swanley, 16 miles west of the major town of Chatham, and 14 miles south-east of London. Hockenden lies just north-west of the Kent border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Hockenden falls within the London borough council of Bromley, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the BR8 postcode district. The post town for Hockenden is Swanley.

Hockenden on a map

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

Which county is Hockenden in?

Hockenden is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Hockenden in Greater London?

Hockenden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater London, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater London.

Map showing location of Hockenden within Greater London
Location of Hockenden within Greater London

What is the postcode for Hockenden?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hockenden is BR8 7QH.

Where is Hockenden in BR8?

Hockenden is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BR8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BR8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hockenden within BR8
Location of Hockenden within BR8

What is the post town for Hockenden?

The post town for Hockenden is Swanley. Hockenden is in the BR8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swanley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hockenden?

The centre of Hockenden is located at position 51.40203° latitude and 0.15006° longitude.

Latitude51.40203°
Longitude0.15006°

What is the easting and northing of Hockenden?

The centre of Hockenden is located at the grid reference easting 549654 and northing 169193 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting549654
Northing169193

What are the nearest towns to Hockenden?

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

west
1m
Hockenden is 1 mile west of Swanley
south-west
6m
Hockenden is 6 miles south-west of Dartford
south-west
7m
Hockenden is 7 miles south-west of Swanscombe
west
9m
Hockenden is 9 miles west of Northfleet
north
9m
Hockenden is 9 miles north of Sevenoaks
south-west
9m
Hockenden is 9 miles south-west of Grays
west
10m
Hockenden is 10 miles west of Gravesend
north
10m
Hockenden is 10 miles north of Westerham
south-west
10m
Hockenden is 10 miles south-west of Tilbury
north-east
11m
Hockenden is 11 miles north-east of Warlingham

What are the nearest cities to Hockenden?

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

south-east
13m
Hockenden is 13 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
14m
Hockenden is 14 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
14m
Hockenden is 14 miles south-east of London
south-west
26m
Hockenden is 26 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
27m
Hockenden is 27 miles south-west of Chelmsford
south-east
32m
Hockenden is 32 miles south-east of St Albans
west
41m
Hockenden is 41 miles west of Canterbury
north
42m
Hockenden is 42 miles north of Brighton and Hove
south-west
47m
Hockenden is 47 miles south-west of Colchester
south
56m
Hockenden is 56 miles south of Cambridge