Polstead is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, three miles south-west of the town of Hadleigh, eight miles north of the major town of Colchester, and 56 miles north-east of London. Polstead lies two miles north-east of the Essex border. Polstead falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the CO6 postcode district. The post town for Polstead is Colchester.
Polstead is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.
Ceremonial County | Suffolk |
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Historic County | Suffolk |
Administrative County | Suffolk |
Polstead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Suffolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Suffolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Polstead is CO6 5AL.
Polstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CO6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CO6 postcode district.
The post town for Polstead is Colchester. Polstead is in the CO6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colchester.
The centre of Polstead is located at position 52.0071° latitude and 0.90228° longitude.
Latitude | 52.0071° |
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Longitude | 0.90228° |
The centre of Polstead is located at the grid reference easting 599294 and northing 238273 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 599294 |
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Northing | 238273 |
Position of Polstead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Polstead to the centre of the town.
Position of Polstead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Polstead to the centre of the city.