Shingay is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles north-west of the town of Royston, 11 miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 41 miles north of London. Shingay lies two miles east of the Bedfordshire border. Shingay falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the SG8 postcode district. The post town for Shingay is Royston.
Shingay is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Shingay is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shingay is SG8 0HP.
Shingay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district.
The post town for Shingay is Royston. Shingay is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.
The centre of Shingay is located at position 52.1035° latitude and -0.0931° longitude.
Latitude | 52.1035° |
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Longitude | -0.0931° |
The centre of Shingay is located at the grid reference easting 530703 and northing 246734 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 530703 |
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Northing | 246734 |
Position of Shingay relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shingay to the centre of the town.
Position of Shingay relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shingay to the centre of the city.