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Where is Wacton?

Wacton is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, seven miles north-west of the town of Harleston, 11 miles south of the major city of Norwich, and 88 miles north-east of London. Wacton lies seven miles north of the Suffolk border. Wacton falls within the district council of South Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the NR15 postcode district. The post town for Wacton is Norwich.

Wacton on a map

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

Which county is Wacton in?

Wacton 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 Wacton in Norfolk?

Wacton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Wacton within Norfolk
Location of Wacton within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Wacton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wacton is NR15 2UN.

Where is Wacton in NR15?

Wacton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NR15 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NR15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wacton within NR15
Location of Wacton within NR15

What is the post town for Wacton?

The post town for Wacton is Norwich. Wacton is in the NR15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Norwich.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wacton?

The centre of Wacton is located at position 52.47853° latitude and 1.20872° longitude.

Latitude52.47853°
Longitude1.20872°

What is the easting and northing of Wacton?

The centre of Wacton is located at the grid reference easting 617998 and northing 291574 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting617998
Northing291574

What are the nearest towns to Wacton?

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

north-west
7m
Wacton is 7 miles north-west of Harleston
south-east
8m
Wacton is 8 miles south-east of Wymondham
north-east
8m
Wacton is 8 miles north-east of Diss
east
9m
Wacton is 9 miles east of Attleborough
west
10m
Wacton is 10 miles west of Bungay
north
11m
Wacton is 11 miles north of Eye
south-east
12m
Wacton is 12 miles south-east of Hingham
west
12m
Wacton is 12 miles west of Loddon
west
15m
Wacton is 15 miles west of Beccles
north-west
16m
Wacton is 16 miles north-west of Halesworth

What are the nearest cities to Wacton?

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

south
11m
Wacton is 11 miles south of Norwich
east
40m
Wacton is 40 miles east of Ely
north
43m
Wacton is 43 miles north of Colchester
north-east
50m
Wacton is 50 miles north-east of Cambridge
north-east
60m
Wacton is 60 miles north-east of Chelmsford
east
62m
Wacton is 62 miles east of Peterborough
north
68m
Wacton is 68 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
83m
Wacton is 83 miles north-east of St Albans
north
83m
Wacton is 83 miles north of Canterbury
north-east
87m
Wacton is 87 miles north-east of City of London