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Where is Thompson?

Thompson is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, three miles south of the town of Watton, 20 miles west of the major city of Norwich, and 81 miles north-east of London. Thompson lies eight miles north-west of the Suffolk border. Thompson falls within the district council of Breckland, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the IP24 postcode district. The post town for Thompson is Thetford.

Thompson on a map

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

Which county is Thompson in?

Thompson is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Thompson in Norfolk?

Thompson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Thompson within Norfolk
Location of Thompson within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Thompson?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thompson is IP24 1QB.

Where is Thompson in IP24?

Thompson is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IP24 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IP24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thompson within IP24
Location of Thompson within IP24

What is the post town for Thompson?

The post town for Thompson is Thetford. Thompson is in the IP24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thetford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thompson?

The centre of Thompson is located at position 52.53294° latitude and 0.83482° longitude.

Latitude52.53294°
Longitude0.83482°

What is the easting and northing of Thompson?

The centre of Thompson is located at the grid reference easting 592375 and northing 296562 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting592375
Northing296562

What are the nearest towns to Thompson?

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

south
3m
Thompson is 3 miles south of Watton
south-west
7m
Thompson is 7 miles south-west of Hingham
west
8m
Thompson is 8 miles west of Attleborough
north
9m
Thompson is 9 miles north of Thetford
south-east
10m
Thompson is 10 miles south-east of Swaffham
north-east
11m
Thompson is 11 miles north-east of Brandon
south
11m
Thompson is 11 miles south of Dereham
west
12m
Thompson is 12 miles west of Wymondham
north-west
16m
Thompson is 16 miles north-west of Diss
north-east
19m
Thompson is 19 miles north-east of Mildenhall

What are the nearest cities to Thompson?

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

west
20m
Thompson is 20 miles west of Norwich
north-east
26m
Thompson is 26 miles north-east of Ely
north-east
38m
Thompson is 38 miles north-east of Cambridge
north
45m
Thompson is 45 miles north of Colchester
east
45m
Thompson is 45 miles east of Peterborough
north
57m
Thompson is 57 miles north of Chelmsford
north
69m
Thompson is 69 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
74m
Thompson is 74 miles north-east of St Albans
south-east
75m
Thompson is 75 miles south-east of Lincoln
north-east
75m
Thompson is 75 miles north-east of Milton Keynes