St Albans is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, five miles south of the town of Harpenden, and 19 miles north-west of London. St Albans lies six miles south of the Bedfordshire border. St Albans falls within the district council of St. Albans, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the AL3 postcode district. The post town for St Albans is St. Albans.
St Albans is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Hertfordshire |
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Historic County | Hertfordshire |
Administrative County | Hertfordshire |
St Albans is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of St Albans is AL3 5DL.
St Albans is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the AL3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AL3 postcode district.
The post town for St Albans is St. Albans. St Albans is in the AL3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of St. Albans.
The centre of St Albans is located at position 51.75231° latitude and -0.33909° longitude.
Latitude | 51.75231° |
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Longitude | -0.33909° |
The centre of St Albans is located at the grid reference easting 514747 and northing 207262 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 514747 |
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Northing | 207262 |
Position of St Albans relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of St Albans to the centre of the town.
Position of St Albans relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of St Albans to the centre of the city.