Thetford is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, six miles east of the town of Brandon, 27 miles south-west of the major city of Norwich, and 73 miles north-east of London. Thetford lies roughly one mile north-west of the Suffolk border. Thetford falls within the district council of Breckland, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the IP24 postcode district. The post town for Thetford is Thetford.
Thetford is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.
Ceremonial County | Norfolk |
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Historic County | Norfolk |
Administrative County | Norfolk |
Thetford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thetford is IP24 1ZX.
Thetford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IP24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IP24 postcode district.
The post town for Thetford is Thetford. Thetford is in the IP24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thetford.
The centre of Thetford is located at position 52.41353° latitude and 0.7505° longitude.
Latitude | 52.41353° |
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Longitude | 0.7505° |
The centre of Thetford is located at the grid reference easting 587163 and northing 283062 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 587163 |
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Northing | 283062 |
Position of Thetford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thetford to the centre of the town.
Position of Thetford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thetford to the centre of the city.