Sittingbourne is located in the county of Kent, South East England, five miles south of the town of Queenborough, seven miles east of the major town of Gillingham, and 39 miles east of London. Sittingbourne falls within the district council of Swale, under the county council of Kent. It is in the ME10 postcode district. The post town for Sittingbourne is Sittingbourne.
Sittingbourne is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Sittingbourne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sittingbourne is ME10 4PB.
Sittingbourne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ME10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ME10 postcode district.
The post town for Sittingbourne is Sittingbourne. Sittingbourne is in the ME10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sittingbourne.
The centre of Sittingbourne is located at position 51.34005° latitude and 0.73577° longitude.
Latitude | 51.34005° |
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Longitude | 0.73577° |
The centre of Sittingbourne is located at the grid reference easting 590648 and northing 163660 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 590648 |
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Northing | 163660 |
Position of Sittingbourne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sittingbourne to the centre of the town.
Position of Sittingbourne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sittingbourne to the centre of the city.