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  1. Lakenheath

Where is Lakenheath?

Lakenheath is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, five miles south-west of the town of Brandon, 22 miles north-east of the major city of Cambridge, and 68 miles north of London. Lakenheath lies two miles south-west of the Norfolk border. Lakenheath falls within the district council of West Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP27 postcode district. The post town for Lakenheath is Brandon.

Lakenheath on a map

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

Which county is Lakenheath in?

Lakenheath is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Lakenheath in Suffolk?

Lakenheath is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Lakenheath within Suffolk
Location of Lakenheath within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Lakenheath?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lakenheath is IP27 9DR.

Where is Lakenheath in IP27?

Lakenheath is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IP27 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IP27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lakenheath within IP27
Location of Lakenheath within IP27

What is the post town for Lakenheath?

The post town for Lakenheath is Brandon. Lakenheath is in the IP27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brandon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lakenheath?

The centre of Lakenheath is located at position 52.41704° latitude and 0.51845° longitude.

Latitude52.41704°
Longitude0.51845°

What is the easting and northing of Lakenheath?

The centre of Lakenheath is located at the grid reference easting 571370 and northing 282877 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting571370
Northing282877

What are the nearest towns to Lakenheath?

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

south-west
5m
Lakenheath is 5 miles south-west of Brandon
north
5m
Lakenheath is 5 miles north of Mildenhall
north-east
10m
Lakenheath is 10 miles north-east of Soham
west
10m
Lakenheath is 10 miles west of Thetford
north
13m
Lakenheath is 13 miles north of Newmarket
south-east
14m
Lakenheath is 14 miles south-east of Downham Market
north-west
14m
Lakenheath is 14 miles north-west of Bury St Edmunds
south-west
17m
Lakenheath is 17 miles south-west of Watton
south
18m
Lakenheath is 18 miles south of Swaffham
east
20m
Lakenheath is 20 miles east of Chatteris

What are the nearest cities to Lakenheath?

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

east
11m
Lakenheath is 11 miles east of Ely
north-east
22m
Lakenheath is 22 miles north-east of Cambridge
east
34m
Lakenheath is 34 miles east of Peterborough
south-west
36m
Lakenheath is 36 miles south-west of Norwich
north-west
40m
Lakenheath is 40 miles north-west of Colchester
north
47m
Lakenheath is 47 miles north of Chelmsford
north-east
59m
Lakenheath is 59 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
60m
Lakenheath is 60 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north
61m
Lakenheath is 61 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north
68m
Lakenheath is 68 miles north of City of London

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