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Where is Purleigh?

Purleigh is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, three miles south of the town of Maldon, nine miles east of the major city of Chelmsford, and 36 miles east of London. Purleigh falls within the district council of Maldon, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CM3 postcode district. The post town for Purleigh is Chelmsford.

Purleigh on a map

Map showing extent of Purleigh as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Purleigh
Map showing location of Purleigh within the UK
Location of Purleigh within the UK

Which county is Purleigh in?

Purleigh is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is Purleigh in Essex?

Purleigh is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Essex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Essex.

Map showing location of Purleigh within Essex
Location of Purleigh within Essex

What is the postcode for Purleigh?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Purleigh is CM3 6PJ.

Where is Purleigh in CM3?

Purleigh is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CM3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CM3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Purleigh within CM3
Location of Purleigh within CM3

What is the post town for Purleigh?

The post town for Purleigh is Chelmsford. Purleigh is in the CM3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chelmsford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Purleigh?

The centre of Purleigh is located at position 51.68861° latitude and 0.65732° longitude.

Latitude51.68861°
Longitude0.65732°

What is the easting and northing of Purleigh?

The centre of Purleigh is located at the grid reference easting 583776 and northing 202215 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting583776
Northing202215

What are the nearest towns to Purleigh?

Position of Purleigh relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Purleigh to the centre of the town.

south
3m
Purleigh is 3 miles south of Maldon
north-east
3m
Purleigh is 3 miles north-east of South Woodham Ferrers
north
7m
Purleigh is 7 miles north of Rayleigh
west
8m
Purleigh is 8 miles west of Southminster
north
8m
Purleigh is 8 miles north of Rochford
south
8m
Purleigh is 8 miles south of Witham
north-east
8m
Purleigh is 8 miles north-east of Wickford
north-west
8m
Purleigh is 8 miles north-west of Burnham-on-Crouch
north-east
11m
Purleigh is 11 miles north-east of Billericay
north
12m
Purleigh is 12 miles north of Canvey Island

What are the nearest cities to Purleigh?

Position of Purleigh relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Purleigh to the centre of the city.

east
9m
Purleigh is 9 miles east of Chelmsford
north
11m
Purleigh is 11 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
17m
Purleigh is 17 miles south-west of Colchester
north-west
34m
Purleigh is 34 miles north-west of Canterbury
east
34m
Purleigh is 34 miles east of City of London
east
36m
Purleigh is 36 miles east of London
north-east
36m
Purleigh is 36 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
42m
Purleigh is 42 miles south-east of Cambridge
east
43m
Purleigh is 43 miles east of St Albans
south
52m
Purleigh is 52 miles south of Ely