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 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 |
Thompson 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 Thompson is IP24 1QB.
Thompson is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IP24 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IP24 postcode district.
The post town for Thompson is Thetford. Thompson is in the IP24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thetford.
The centre of Thompson is located at position 52.53294° latitude and 0.83482° longitude.
Latitude | 52.53294° |
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Longitude | 0.83482° |
The centre of Thompson is located at the grid reference easting 592375 and northing 296562 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 592375 |
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Northing | 296562 |
Position of Thompson relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thompson to the centre of the town.
Position of Thompson relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thompson to the centre of the city.