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Where is Ireland?

Ireland is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, two miles north of the town of Shefford, seven miles south-east of the major town of Bedford, and 39 miles north of London. Ireland lies five miles north of the Hertfordshire border. Ireland falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the SG17 postcode district. The post town for Ireland is Shefford.

Ireland on a map

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

Which county is Ireland in?

Ireland is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyCentral Bedfordshire

Where is Ireland in Bedfordshire?

Ireland is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Ireland within Bedfordshire
Location of Ireland within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Ireland?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ireland is SG17 5QL.

Where is Ireland in SG17?

Ireland is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SG17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ireland within SG17
Location of Ireland within SG17

What is the post town for Ireland?

The post town for Ireland is Shefford. Ireland is in the SG17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shefford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ireland?

The centre of Ireland is located at position 52.06068° latitude and -0.34757° longitude.

Latitude52.06068°
Longitude-0.34757°

What is the easting and northing of Ireland?

The centre of Ireland is located at the grid reference easting 513383 and northing 241544 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting513383
Northing241544

What are the nearest towns to Ireland?

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

north
2m
Ireland is 2 miles north of Shefford
south-west
4m
Ireland is 4 miles south-west of Biggleswade
south-east
5m
Ireland is 5 miles south-east of Wixams
south-west
5m
Ireland is 5 miles south-west of Sandy
north-west
6m
Ireland is 6 miles north-west of Stotfold
east
7m
Ireland is 7 miles east of Ampthill
south-west
7m
Ireland is 7 miles south-west of Potton
south-east
7m
Ireland is 7 miles south-east of Bedford
north-east
7m
Ireland is 7 miles north-east of Flitwick
south-east
8m
Ireland is 8 miles south-east of Kempston

What are the nearest cities to Ireland?

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

east
17m
Ireland is 17 miles east of Milton Keynes
north
21m
Ireland is 21 miles north of St Albans
south-west
22m
Ireland is 22 miles south-west of Cambridge
south-west
35m
Ireland is 35 miles south-west of Ely
south
36m
Ireland is 36 miles south of Peterborough
north
39m
Ireland is 39 miles north of City of London
north
39m
Ireland is 39 miles north of London
north
40m
Ireland is 40 miles north of City of Westminster
north-west
42m
Ireland is 42 miles north-west of Chelmsford
north-east
44m
Ireland is 44 miles north-east of Oxford