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Where is Holywell?

Holywell is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, two miles east of the town of St Ives, ten miles north-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 56 miles north of London. Holywell was historically in the county of Huntingdonshire. Holywell falls within the district council of Huntingdonshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the PE27 postcode district. The post town for Holywell is St. Ives.

Holywell on a map

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

Which county is Holywell in?

Holywell is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Huntingdonshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyHuntingdonshire
Administrative CountyCambridgeshire

Where is Holywell in Cambridgeshire?

Holywell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Holywell within Cambridgeshire
Location of Holywell within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Holywell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holywell is PE27 4TQ.

Where is Holywell in PE27?

Holywell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PE27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holywell within PE27
Location of Holywell within PE27

What is the post town for Holywell?

The post town for Holywell is St. Ives. Holywell is in the PE27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of St. Ives.

What is the latitude and longitude of Holywell?

The centre of Holywell is located at position 52.31938° latitude and -0.03712° longitude.

Latitude52.31938°
Longitude-0.03712°

What is the easting and northing of Holywell?

The centre of Holywell is located at the grid reference easting 533886 and northing 270844 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting533886
Northing270844

What are the nearest towns to Holywell?

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

east
2m
Holywell is 2 miles east of St Ives
east
6m
Holywell is 6 miles east of Godmanchester
east
6m
Holywell is 6 miles east of Huntingdon
south
9m
Holywell is 9 miles south of Ramsey
south
10m
Holywell is 10 miles south of Chatteris
north-east
12m
Holywell is 12 miles north-east of St Neots
north-east
15m
Holywell is 15 miles north-east of Potton
west
16m
Holywell is 16 miles west of Soham
south
17m
Holywell is 17 miles south of March
south
17m
Holywell is 17 miles south of Whittlesey

What are the nearest cities to Holywell?

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

north-west
10m
Holywell is 10 miles north-west of Cambridge
south-west
14m
Holywell is 14 miles south-west of Ely
south-east
20m
Holywell is 20 miles south-east of Peterborough
north-east
36m
Holywell is 36 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north
41m
Holywell is 41 miles north of St Albans
north-west
46m
Holywell is 46 miles north-west of Chelmsford
north-west
50m
Holywell is 50 miles north-west of Colchester
south-east
51m
Holywell is 51 miles south-east of Leicester
north
56m
Holywell is 56 miles north of City of London
north
56m
Holywell is 56 miles north of London