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 is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.
Ceremonial County | Suffolk |
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Historic County | Suffolk |
Administrative County | Suffolk |
Stanstead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Suffolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stanstead is CO10 9AR.
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.
The post town for Stanstead is Sudbury. Stanstead is in the CO10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sudbury.
The centre of Stanstead is located at position 52.11114° latitude and 0.6923° longitude.
Latitude | 52.11114° |
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Longitude | 0.6923° |
The centre of Stanstead is located at the grid reference easting 584456 and northing 249288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 584456 |
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Northing | 249288 |
Position of Stanstead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stanstead to the centre of the town.
Position of Stanstead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stanstead to the centre of the city.