Melchbourne is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, four miles east of the town of Rushden, ten miles north of the major town of Bedford, and 55 miles north of London. Melchbourne lies two miles east of the Northamptonshire border. Melchbourne falls within the unitary authority of Bedford. It is in the MK44 postcode district. The post town for Melchbourne is Bedford.
Melchbourne is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Bedford.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Bedford |
Melchbourne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Melchbourne is MK44 1BQ.
Melchbourne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the MK44 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the MK44 postcode district.
The post town for Melchbourne is Bedford. Melchbourne is in the MK44 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.
The centre of Melchbourne is located at position 52.28043° latitude and -0.49364° longitude.
Latitude | 52.28043° |
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Longitude | -0.49364° |
The centre of Melchbourne is located at the grid reference easting 502862 and northing 265767 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 502862 |
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Northing | 265767 |
Position of Melchbourne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melchbourne to the centre of the town.
Position of Melchbourne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melchbourne to the centre of the city.