Plaistow is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, six miles north of the town of Petworth, 12 miles south of the major town of Guildford, and 36 miles south-west of London. Plaistow lies roughly one mile south-west of the Surrey border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Plaistow falls within the district council of Chichester, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the RH14 postcode district. The post town for Plaistow is Billingshurst.
Plaistow is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Ceremonial County | West Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | West Sussex |
Plaistow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Sussex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Plaistow is RH14 0PY.
Plaistow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the RH14 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RH14 postcode district.
The post town for Plaistow is Billingshurst. Plaistow is in the RH14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Billingshurst.
The centre of Plaistow is located at position 51.06727° latitude and -0.56727° longitude.
Latitude | 51.06727° |
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Longitude | -0.56727° |
The centre of Plaistow is located at the grid reference easting 500486 and northing 130747 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 500486 |
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Northing | 130747 |
Position of Plaistow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Plaistow to the centre of the town.
Position of Plaistow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Plaistow to the centre of the city.