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Where is Washington?

Washington is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, four miles west of the town of Steyning, seven miles north of the major town of Worthing, and 44 miles south of London. Washington was historically in the county of Sussex. Washington falls within the district council of Horsham, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the RH20 postcode district. The post town for Washington is Pulborough.

Washington on a map

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

Which county is Washington in?

Washington is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.

Ceremonial CountyWest Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyWest Sussex

Where is Washington in West Sussex?

Washington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Sussex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Sussex.

Map showing location of Washington within West Sussex
Location of Washington within West Sussex

What is the postcode for Washington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Washington is RH20 4AL.

Where is Washington in RH20?

Washington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the RH20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the RH20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Washington within RH20
Location of Washington within RH20

What is the post town for Washington?

The post town for Washington is Pulborough. Washington is in the RH20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pulborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Washington?

The centre of Washington is located at position 50.9067° latitude and -0.40538° longitude.

Latitude50.9067°
Longitude-0.40538°

What is the easting and northing of Washington?

The centre of Washington is located at the grid reference easting 512215 and northing 113124 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting512215
Northing113124

What are the nearest towns to Washington?

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

west
4m
Washington is 4 miles west of Steyning
north
7m
Washington is 7 miles north of Worthing
north-east
7m
Washington is 7 miles north-east of Arundel
north-west
8m
Washington is 8 miles north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea
north-west
9m
Washington is 9 miles north-west of Southwick
north-east
9m
Washington is 9 miles north-east of Littlehampton
south-east
10m
Washington is 10 miles south-east of Petworth
south
11m
Washington is 11 miles south of Horsham
west
12m
Washington is 12 miles west of Burgess Hill
south-west
13m
Washington is 13 miles south-west of Cuckfield

What are the nearest cities to Washington?

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

north-west
13m
Washington is 13 miles north-west of Brighton and Hove
east
17m
Washington is 17 miles east of Chichester
east
31m
Washington is 31 miles east of Portsmouth
east
41m
Washington is 41 miles east of Winchester
south
43m
Washington is 43 miles south of City of Westminster
south
43m
Washington is 43 miles south of London
east
44m
Washington is 44 miles east of Southampton
south
44m
Washington is 44 miles south of City of London
south
59m
Washington is 59 miles south of St Albans
east
62m
Washington is 62 miles east of Salisbury