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Where is Illington?

Illington is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, six miles north-east of the town of Thetford, 21 miles south-west of the major city of Norwich, and 78 miles north-east of London. Illington lies five miles north-west of the Suffolk border. Illington falls within the district council of Breckland, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the IP24 postcode district. The post town for Illington is Thetford.

Illington on a map

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

Which county is Illington in?

Illington is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Illington in Norfolk?

Illington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Illington within Norfolk
Location of Illington within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Illington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Illington is IP24 1RR.

Where is Illington in IP24?

Illington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IP24 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IP24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Illington within IP24
Location of Illington within IP24

What is the post town for Illington?

The post town for Illington is Thetford. Illington is in the IP24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thetford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Illington?

The centre of Illington is located at position 52.47106° latitude and 0.86281° longitude.

Latitude52.47106°
Longitude0.86281°

What is the easting and northing of Illington?

The centre of Illington is located at the grid reference easting 594546 and northing 289755 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting594546
Northing289755

What are the nearest towns to Illington?

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

north-east
6m
Illington is 6 miles north-east of Thetford
south
7m
Illington is 7 miles south of Watton
south-west
7m
Illington is 7 miles south-west of Attleborough
south-west
9m
Illington is 9 miles south-west of Hingham
east
10m
Illington is 10 miles east of Brandon
north-west
12m
Illington is 12 miles north-west of Diss
south-west
13m
Illington is 13 miles south-west of Wymondham
south-east
14m
Illington is 14 miles south-east of Swaffham
south
15m
Illington is 15 miles south of Dereham
north-west
16m
Illington is 16 miles north-west of Eye

What are the nearest cities to Illington?

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

south-west
21m
Illington is 21 miles south-west of Norwich
east
26m
Illington is 26 miles east of Ely
north-east
36m
Illington is 36 miles north-east of Cambridge
north
40m
Illington is 40 miles north of Colchester
east
47m
Illington is 47 miles east of Peterborough
north
53m
Illington is 53 miles north of Chelmsford
north
65m
Illington is 65 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
71m
Illington is 71 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
75m
Illington is 75 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north-east
78m
Illington is 78 miles north-east of City of London