Stansted is located in the county of Kent, South East England, six miles north-west of the town of West Malling, ten miles west of the major town of Chatham, and 22 miles south-east of London. Stansted lies seven miles south-east of the Greater London border. Stansted falls within the district council of Tonbridge and Malling, under the county council of Kent. It is in the TN15 postcode district. The post town for Stansted is Sevenoaks.
Stansted is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Stansted is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stansted is TN15 7PW.
Stansted is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TN15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TN15 postcode district.
The post town for Stansted is Sevenoaks. Stansted is in the TN15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sevenoaks.
The centre of Stansted is located at position 51.3346° latitude and 0.29792° longitude.
Latitude | 51.3346° |
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Longitude | 0.29792° |
The centre of Stansted is located at the grid reference easting 560174 and northing 162007 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 560174 |
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Northing | 162007 |
Position of Stansted relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stansted to the centre of the town.
Position of Stansted relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stansted to the centre of the city.