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  1. West Mersea

Where is West Mersea?

West Mersea is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, five miles south-west of the town of Brightlingsea, eight miles south of the major town of Colchester, and 48 miles north-east of London. West Mersea falls within the district council of Colchester, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO5 postcode district. The post town for West Mersea is Colchester.

West Mersea on a map

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

Which county is West Mersea in?

West Mersea is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is West Mersea in Essex?

West Mersea is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Essex, and towards the easternmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of West Mersea within Essex
Location of West Mersea within Essex

What is the postcode for West Mersea?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Mersea is CO5 8QB.

Where is West Mersea in CO5?

West Mersea is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CO5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CO5 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Mersea within CO5
Location of West Mersea within CO5

What is the post town for West Mersea?

The post town for West Mersea is Colchester. West Mersea is in the CO5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Mersea?

The centre of West Mersea is located at position 51.77607° latitude and 0.91132° longitude.

Latitude51.77607°
Longitude0.91132°

What is the easting and northing of West Mersea?

The centre of West Mersea is located at the grid reference easting 600942 and northing 212609 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting600942
Northing212609

What are the nearest towns to West Mersea?

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

south-west
5m
West Mersea is 5 miles south-west of Brightlingsea
south
6m
West Mersea is 6 miles south of Wivenhoe
north
9m
West Mersea is 9 miles north of Southminster
west
10m
West Mersea is 10 miles west of Clacton-on-Sea
east
10m
West Mersea is 10 miles east of Maldon
north
11m
West Mersea is 11 miles north of Burnham-on-Crouch
south-east
12m
West Mersea is 12 miles south-east of Coggeshall
east
12m
West Mersea is 12 miles east of Witham
south-west
13m
West Mersea is 13 miles south-west of Manningtree
west
15m
West Mersea is 15 miles west of Frinton-on-Sea

What are the nearest cities to West Mersea?

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

south
8m
West Mersea is 8 miles south of Colchester
north-east
18m
West Mersea is 18 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
east
19m
West Mersea is 19 miles east of Chelmsford
north
35m
West Mersea is 35 miles north of Canterbury
south-east
45m
West Mersea is 45 miles south-east of Cambridge
north-east
47m
West Mersea is 47 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
48m
West Mersea is 48 miles north-east of London
north-east
49m
West Mersea is 49 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
51m
West Mersea is 51 miles south-east of Ely
east
54m
West Mersea is 54 miles east of St Albans

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