Stamford is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, seven miles west of the town of Market Deeping, 11 miles north-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 80 miles north of London. Stamford lies just north-west of the Cambridgeshire border. Stamford falls within the district council of South Kesteven, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the PE9 postcode district. The post town for Stamford is Stamford.
Stamford is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.
Ceremonial County | Lincolnshire |
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Historic County | Lincolnshire |
Administrative County | Lincolnshire |
Stamford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lincolnshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stamford is PE9 2EY.
Stamford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE9 postcode district.
The post town for Stamford is Stamford. Stamford is in the PE9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stamford.
The centre of Stamford is located at position 52.6521° latitude and -0.48106° longitude.
Latitude | 52.6521° |
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Longitude | -0.48106° |
The centre of Stamford is located at the grid reference easting 502851 and northing 307124 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 502851 |
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Northing | 307124 |
Position of Stamford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stamford to the centre of the town.
Position of Stamford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stamford to the centre of the city.