Sandy is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, three miles north of the town of Biggleswade, eight miles east of the major town of Bedford, and 43 miles north of London. Sandy lies three miles south-west of the Cambridgeshire border. Sandy falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the SG19 postcode district. The post town for Sandy is Sandy.
Sandy is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Central Bedfordshire |
Sandy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Bedfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sandy is SG19 1JA.
Sandy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SG19 postcode district.
The post town for Sandy is Sandy. Sandy is in the SG19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sandy.
The centre of Sandy is located at position 52.12919° latitude and -0.28842° longitude.
Latitude | 52.12919° |
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Longitude | -0.28842° |
The centre of Sandy is located at the grid reference easting 517258 and northing 249257 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 517258 |
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Northing | 249257 |
Position of Sandy relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandy to the centre of the town.
Position of Sandy relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandy to the centre of the city.