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Where is Alderton?

Alderton is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, five miles north-east of the town of Felixstowe, 11 miles east of the major town of Ipswich, and 75 miles north-east of London. Alderton lies seven miles north-east of the Essex border. Alderton falls within the district council of East Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP12 postcode district. The post town for Alderton is Woodbridge.

Alderton on a map

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

Which county is Alderton in?

Alderton 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 Alderton in Suffolk?

Alderton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Suffolk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Alderton within Suffolk
Location of Alderton within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Alderton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alderton is IP12 3BN.

Where is Alderton in IP12?

Alderton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IP12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alderton within IP12
Location of Alderton within IP12

What is the post town for Alderton?

The post town for Alderton is Woodbridge. Alderton is in the IP12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Woodbridge.

What is the latitude and longitude of Alderton?

The centre of Alderton is located at position 52.0237° latitude and 1.41517° longitude.

Latitude52.0237°
Longitude1.41517°

What is the easting and northing of Alderton?

The centre of Alderton is located at the grid reference easting 634399 and northing 241648 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting634399
Northing241648

What are the nearest towns to Alderton?

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

north-east
5m
Alderton is 5 miles north-east of Felixstowe
south-east
6m
Alderton is 6 miles south-east of Woodbridge
north-east
8m
Alderton is 8 miles north-east of Harwich
east
8m
Alderton is 8 miles east of Kesgrave
south
9m
Alderton is 9 miles south of Wickham Market
east
11m
Alderton is 11 miles east of Ipswich
south-west
12m
Alderton is 12 miles south-west of Aldeburgh
north-east
14m
Alderton is 14 miles north-east of Walton-on-the-Naze
south
14m
Alderton is 14 miles south of Saxmundham
south
14m
Alderton is 14 miles south of Framlingham

What are the nearest cities to Alderton?

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

north-east
24m
Alderton is 24 miles north-east of Colchester
south
42m
Alderton is 42 miles south of Norwich
north-east
45m
Alderton is 45 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north-east
45m
Alderton is 45 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
north
53m
Alderton is 53 miles north of Canterbury
south-east
55m
Alderton is 55 miles south-east of Ely
east
57m
Alderton is 57 miles east of Cambridge
north-east
74m
Alderton is 74 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
75m
Alderton is 75 miles north-east of London
north-east
75m
Alderton is 75 miles north-east of City of Westminster