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Where is Wilmington?

Wilmington is located in the county of East Sussex, South East England, two miles west of the town of Polegate, five miles north-west of the major town of Eastbourne, and 50 miles south of London. Wilmington was historically in the county of Sussex. Wilmington falls within the district council of Wealden, under the county council of East Sussex. It is in the BN26 postcode district. The post town for Wilmington is Polegate.

Wilmington on a map

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

Which county is Wilmington in?

Wilmington is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of East Sussex.

Ceremonial CountyEast Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyEast Sussex

Where is Wilmington in East Sussex?

Wilmington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of East Sussex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of East Sussex.

Map showing location of Wilmington within East Sussex
Location of Wilmington within East Sussex

What is the postcode for Wilmington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wilmington is BN26 5SJ.

Where is Wilmington in BN26?

Wilmington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BN26 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BN26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wilmington within BN26
Location of Wilmington within BN26

What is the post town for Wilmington?

The post town for Wilmington is Polegate. Wilmington is in the BN26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Polegate.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wilmington?

The centre of Wilmington is located at position 50.8198° latitude and 0.19239° longitude.

Latitude50.8198°
Longitude0.19239°

What is the easting and northing of Wilmington?

The centre of Wilmington is located at the grid reference easting 554527 and northing 104542 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting554527
Northing104542

What are the nearest towns to Wilmington?

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

west
2m
Wilmington is 2 miles west of Polegate
south-west
4m
Wilmington is 4 miles south-west of Hailsham
north-east
5m
Wilmington is 5 miles north-east of Seaford
north-west
5m
Wilmington is 5 miles north-west of Eastbourne
east
7m
Wilmington is 7 miles east of Newhaven
east
8m
Wilmington is 8 miles east of Peacehaven
south-east
9m
Wilmington is 9 miles south-east of Lewes
south
11m
Wilmington is 11 miles south of Heathfield
south-east
11m
Wilmington is 11 miles south-east of Uckfield
west
12m
Wilmington is 12 miles west of Bexhill-on-Sea

What are the nearest cities to Wilmington?

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

east
15m
Wilmington is 15 miles east of Brighton and Hove
east
43m
Wilmington is 43 miles east of Chichester
south
49m
Wilmington is 49 miles south of City of Westminster
south
50m
Wilmington is 50 miles south of London
south
50m
Wilmington is 50 miles south of City of London
south-west
50m
Wilmington is 50 miles south-west of Canterbury
south
55m
Wilmington is 55 miles south of Southend-on-Sea
east
56m
Wilmington is 56 miles east of Portsmouth
south
65m
Wilmington is 65 miles south of Chelmsford
east
68m
Wilmington is 68 miles east of Winchester