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Where is Wherstead?

Wherstead is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, two miles south of the major town of Ipswich, and 65 miles north-east of London. Wherstead lies five miles north-east of the Essex border. Wherstead falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP9 postcode district. The post town for Wherstead is Ipswich.

Wherstead on a map

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

Which county is Wherstead in?

Wherstead is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Wherstead in Suffolk?

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

Map showing location of Wherstead within Suffolk
Location of Wherstead within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Wherstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wherstead is IP9 2AJ.

Where is Wherstead in IP9?

Wherstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IP9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IP9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wherstead within IP9
Location of Wherstead within IP9

What is the post town for Wherstead?

The post town for Wherstead is Ipswich. Wherstead is in the IP9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ipswich.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wherstead?

The centre of Wherstead is located at position 52.02234° latitude and 1.14288° longitude.

Latitude52.02234°
Longitude1.14288°

What is the easting and northing of Wherstead?

The centre of Wherstead is located at the grid reference easting 615730 and northing 240655 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting615730
Northing240655

What are the nearest towns to Wherstead?

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

south
2m
Wherstead is 2 miles south of Ipswich
south-west
5m
Wherstead is 5 miles south-west of Kesgrave
north-east
6m
Wherstead is 6 miles north-east of Manningtree
north-west
8m
Wherstead is 8 miles north-west of Harwich
east
8m
Wherstead is 8 miles east of Hadleigh
south-west
9m
Wherstead is 9 miles south-west of Woodbridge
west
10m
Wherstead is 10 miles west of Felixstowe
south-east
10m
Wherstead is 10 miles south-east of Needham Market
south-west
13m
Wherstead is 13 miles south-west of Wickham Market
south-east
13m
Wherstead is 13 miles south-east of Stowmarket

What are the nearest cities to Wherstead?

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

north-east
14m
Wherstead is 14 miles north-east of Colchester
north-east
35m
Wherstead is 35 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north-east
38m
Wherstead is 38 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
south
42m
Wherstead is 42 miles south of Norwich
east
45m
Wherstead is 45 miles east of Cambridge
south-east
46m
Wherstead is 46 miles south-east of Ely
north
51m
Wherstead is 51 miles north of Canterbury
north-east
64m
Wherstead is 64 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
65m
Wherstead is 65 miles north-east of London
north-east
65m
Wherstead is 65 miles north-east of City of Westminster