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Where is Shortgate?

Shortgate is located in the county of East Sussex, South East England, four miles south of the town of Uckfield, 12 miles north-west of the major town of Eastbourne, and 43 miles south of London. Shortgate was historically in the county of Sussex. Shortgate falls within the district council of Wealden, under the county council of East Sussex. It is in the BN8 postcode district. The post town for Shortgate is Lewes.

Shortgate on a map

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

Which county is Shortgate in?

Shortgate is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of East Sussex.

Ceremonial CountyEast Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyEast Sussex

Where is Shortgate in East Sussex?

Shortgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of East Sussex, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Sussex.

Map showing location of Shortgate within East Sussex
Location of Shortgate within East Sussex

What is the postcode for Shortgate?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shortgate is BN8 6PJ.

Where is Shortgate in BN8?

Shortgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BN8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BN8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shortgate within BN8
Location of Shortgate within BN8

What is the post town for Shortgate?

The post town for Shortgate is Lewes. Shortgate is in the BN8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lewes.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shortgate?

The centre of Shortgate is located at position 50.91686° latitude and 0.12349° longitude.

Latitude50.91686°
Longitude0.12349°

What is the easting and northing of Shortgate?

The centre of Shortgate is located at the grid reference easting 549364 and northing 115191 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting549364
Northing115191

What are the nearest towns to Shortgate?

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

south
4m
Shortgate is 4 miles south of Uckfield
north-east
6m
Shortgate is 6 miles north-east of Lewes
south-west
7m
Shortgate is 7 miles south-west of Heathfield
north-west
7m
Shortgate is 7 miles north-west of Hailsham
north-west
8m
Shortgate is 8 miles north-west of Polegate
north
9m
Shortgate is 9 miles north of Newhaven
north-east
10m
Shortgate is 10 miles north-east of Peacehaven
south
10m
Shortgate is 10 miles south of Crowborough
north
10m
Shortgate is 10 miles north of Seaford
south-east
11m
Shortgate is 11 miles south-east of Haywards Heath

What are the nearest cities to Shortgate?

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

north-east
13m
Shortgate is 13 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
east
40m
Shortgate is 40 miles east of Chichester
south
42m
Shortgate is 42 miles south of City of Westminster
south
42m
Shortgate is 42 miles south of London
south
42m
Shortgate is 42 miles south of City of London
south-west
49m
Shortgate is 49 miles south-west of Canterbury
south-west
50m
Shortgate is 50 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
east
54m
Shortgate is 54 miles east of Portsmouth
south
59m
Shortgate is 59 miles south of Chelmsford
south
61m
Shortgate is 61 miles south of St Albans