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Where is Somerton?

Somerton is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, five miles north-east of the town of Clare, 21 miles north-west of the major town of Colchester, and 55 miles north-east of London. Somerton lies four miles north of the Essex border. Somerton falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP29 postcode district. The post town for Somerton is Bury St. Edmunds.

Somerton on a map

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

Which county is Somerton in?

Somerton is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Somerton in Suffolk?

Somerton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Somerton within Suffolk
Location of Somerton within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Somerton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Somerton is IP29 4ND.

Where is Somerton in IP29?

Somerton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP29 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IP29 postcode district.

Map showing location of Somerton within IP29
Location of Somerton within IP29

What is the post town for Somerton?

The post town for Somerton is Bury St. Edmunds. Somerton is in the IP29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury St. Edmunds.

What is the latitude and longitude of Somerton?

The centre of Somerton is located at position 52.14604° latitude and 0.64571° longitude.

Latitude52.14604°
Longitude0.64571°

What is the easting and northing of Somerton?

The centre of Somerton is located at the grid reference easting 581124 and northing 253051 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting581124
Northing253051

What are the nearest towns to Somerton?

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

north-east
5m
Somerton is 5 miles north-east of Clare
north-west
7m
Somerton is 7 miles north-west of Acton
south
8m
Somerton is 8 miles south of Bury St Edmunds
north-west
8m
Somerton is 8 miles north-west of Sudbury
north-east
10m
Somerton is 10 miles north-east of Haverhill
south-east
12m
Somerton is 12 miles south-east of Newmarket
north
14m
Somerton is 14 miles north of Halstead
south-east
15m
Somerton is 15 miles south-east of Mildenhall
north-west
15m
Somerton is 15 miles north-west of Hadleigh
west
15m
Somerton is 15 miles west of Stowmarket

What are the nearest cities to Somerton?

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

north-west
21m
Somerton is 21 miles north-west of Colchester
east
23m
Somerton is 23 miles east of Cambridge
south-east
24m
Somerton is 24 miles south-east of Ely
north
29m
Somerton is 29 miles north of Chelmsford
north
42m
Somerton is 42 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
43m
Somerton is 43 miles south-west of Norwich
south-east
48m
Somerton is 48 miles south-east of Peterborough
north-east
50m
Somerton is 50 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
54m
Somerton is 54 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
55m
Somerton is 55 miles north-east of London