Orwell is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles north of the town of Royston, seven miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 43 miles north of London. Orwell lies five miles north of the Hertfordshire border. Orwell falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the SG8 postcode district. The post town for Orwell is Royston.
Orwell is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Orwell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Orwell is SG8 5TH.
Orwell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG8 postcode district.
The post town for Orwell is Royston. Orwell is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.
The centre of Orwell is located at position 52.1355° latitude and -0.011° longitude.
Latitude | 52.1355° |
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Longitude | -0.011° |
The centre of Orwell is located at the grid reference easting 536228 and northing 250443 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 536228 |
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Northing | 250443 |
Position of Orwell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Orwell to the centre of the town.
Position of Orwell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Orwell to the centre of the city.