Lemsford is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, one mile south-west of the town of Welwyn Garden City, six miles north-east of the major city of St Albans, and 20 miles north of London. Lemsford lies six miles south-east of the Bedfordshire border. Lemsford falls within the district council of Welwyn Hatfield, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the AL8 postcode district. The post town for Lemsford is Welwyn Garden City.
Lemsford is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Hertfordshire |
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Historic County | Hertfordshire |
Administrative County | Hertfordshire |
Lemsford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lemsford is AL8 7TN.
Lemsford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AL8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AL8 postcode district.
The post town for Lemsford is Welwyn Garden City. Lemsford is in the AL8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welwyn Garden City.
The centre of Lemsford is located at position 51.79761° latitude and -0.2311° longitude.
Latitude | 51.79761° |
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Longitude | -0.2311° |
The centre of Lemsford is located at the grid reference easting 522079 and northing 212475 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 522079 |
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Northing | 212475 |
Position of Lemsford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lemsford to the centre of the town.
Position of Lemsford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lemsford to the centre of the city.