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Where is Lee-over-Sands?

Lee-over-Sands is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, three miles south-east of the town of Brightlingsea, ten miles south-east of the major town of Colchester, and 54 miles east of London. Lee-over-Sands falls within the district council of Tendring, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO16 postcode district. The post town for Lee-over-Sands is Clacton-on-Sea.

Lee-over-Sands on a map

Map showing extent of Lee-over-Sands as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Lee-over-Sands
Map showing location of Lee-over-Sands within the UK
Location of Lee-over-Sands within the UK

Which county is Lee-over-Sands in?

Lee-over-Sands is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is Lee-over-Sands in Essex?

Lee-over-Sands is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Essex, and towards the easternmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of Lee-over-Sands within Essex
Location of Lee-over-Sands within Essex

What is the postcode for Lee-over-Sands?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lee-over-Sands is CO16 8ET.

Where is Lee-over-Sands in CO16?

Lee-over-Sands is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CO16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CO16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lee-over-Sands within CO16
Location of Lee-over-Sands within CO16

What is the post town for Lee-over-Sands?

The post town for Lee-over-Sands is Clacton-on-Sea. Lee-over-Sands is in the CO16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Clacton-on-Sea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lee-over-Sands?

The centre of Lee-over-Sands is located at position 51.77229° latitude and 1.05362° longitude.

Latitude51.77229°
Longitude1.05362°

What is the easting and northing of Lee-over-Sands?

The centre of Lee-over-Sands is located at the grid reference easting 610774 and northing 212591 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting610774
Northing212591

What are the nearest towns to Lee-over-Sands?

Position of Lee-over-Sands relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lee-over-Sands to the centre of the town.

south-east
3m
Lee-over-Sands is 3 miles south-east of Brightlingsea
west
4m
Lee-over-Sands is 4 miles west of Clacton-on-Sea
east
6m
Lee-over-Sands is 6 miles east of West Mersea
south-east
7m
Lee-over-Sands is 7 miles south-east of Wivenhoe
south-west
9m
Lee-over-Sands is 9 miles south-west of Frinton-on-Sea
south-west
11m
Lee-over-Sands is 11 miles south-west of Walton-on-the-Naze
south
12m
Lee-over-Sands is 12 miles south of Manningtree
north-east
12m
Lee-over-Sands is 12 miles north-east of Southminster
north-east
14m
Lee-over-Sands is 14 miles north-east of Burnham-on-Crouch
south-west
16m
Lee-over-Sands is 16 miles south-west of Harwich

What are the nearest cities to Lee-over-Sands?

Position of Lee-over-Sands relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lee-over-Sands to the centre of the city.

south-east
10m
Lee-over-Sands is 10 miles south-east of Colchester
north-east
22m
Lee-over-Sands is 22 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
east
25m
Lee-over-Sands is 25 miles east of Chelmsford
north
34m
Lee-over-Sands is 34 miles north of Canterbury
south-east
50m
Lee-over-Sands is 50 miles south-east of Cambridge
east
52m
Lee-over-Sands is 52 miles east of City of London
east
54m
Lee-over-Sands is 54 miles east of London
east
54m
Lee-over-Sands is 54 miles east of City of Westminster
south-east
55m
Lee-over-Sands is 55 miles south-east of Ely
east
60m
Lee-over-Sands is 60 miles east of St Albans