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Where is Stanstead?

Stanstead is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, four miles north-west of the town of Acton, 18 miles north-west of the major town of Colchester, and 54 miles north-east of London. Stanstead lies two miles north of the Essex border. Stanstead falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the CO10 postcode district. The post town for Stanstead is Sudbury.

Stanstead on a map

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

Which county is Stanstead in?

Stanstead 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 Stanstead in Suffolk?

Stanstead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Stanstead within Suffolk
Location of Stanstead within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Stanstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stanstead is CO10 9AR.

Where is Stanstead in CO10?

Stanstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CO10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CO10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Stanstead within CO10
Location of Stanstead within CO10

What is the post town for Stanstead?

The post town for Stanstead is Sudbury. Stanstead is in the CO10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sudbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Stanstead?

The centre of Stanstead is located at position 52.11114° latitude and 0.6923° longitude.

Latitude52.11114°
Longitude0.6923°

What is the easting and northing of Stanstead?

The centre of Stanstead is located at the grid reference easting 584456 and northing 249288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting584456
Northing249288

What are the nearest towns to Stanstead?

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

north-west
4m
Stanstead is 4 miles north-west of Acton
north-east
5m
Stanstead is 5 miles north-east of Clare
north
5m
Stanstead is 5 miles north of Sudbury
south
9m
Stanstead is 9 miles south of Bury St Edmunds
east
11m
Stanstead is 11 miles east of Haverhill
north
12m
Stanstead is 12 miles north of Halstead
west
12m
Stanstead is 12 miles west of Hadleigh
south-west
14m
Stanstead is 14 miles south-west of Stowmarket
south-east
15m
Stanstead is 15 miles south-east of Newmarket
west
16m
Stanstead is 16 miles west of Needham Market

What are the nearest cities to Stanstead?

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

north-west
18m
Stanstead is 18 miles north-west of Colchester
east
25m
Stanstead is 25 miles east of Cambridge
south-east
27m
Stanstead is 27 miles south-east of Ely
north
28m
Stanstead is 28 miles north of Chelmsford
north
39m
Stanstead is 39 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
44m
Stanstead is 44 miles south-west of Norwich
north-east
51m
Stanstead is 51 miles north-east of St Albans
south-east
51m
Stanstead is 51 miles south-east of Peterborough
north-east
53m
Stanstead is 53 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
55m
Stanstead is 55 miles north-east of London