Parkeston is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, two miles west of the town of Harwich, nine miles south-east of the major town of Ipswich, and 66 miles north-east of London. Parkeston lies just south-east of the Suffolk border. Parkeston falls within the district council of Tendring, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO12 postcode district. The post town for Parkeston is Harwich.
Parkeston is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.
Ceremonial County | Essex |
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Historic County | Essex |
Administrative County | Essex |
Parkeston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Essex, and towards the easternmost extremity of Essex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Parkeston is CO12 4PP.
Parkeston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CO12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CO12 postcode district.
The post town for Parkeston is Harwich. Parkeston is in the CO12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Harwich.
The centre of Parkeston is located at position 51.94223° latitude and 1.25259° longitude.
Latitude | 51.94223° |
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Longitude | 1.25259° |
The centre of Parkeston is located at the grid reference easting 623654 and northing 232079 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 623654 |
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Northing | 232079 |
Position of Parkeston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Parkeston to the centre of the town.
Position of Parkeston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Parkeston to the centre of the city.