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Where is Alresford?

Alresford is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, two miles east of the town of Wivenhoe, five miles south-east of the major town of Colchester, and 54 miles north-east of London. Alresford falls within the district council of Tendring, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO7 postcode district. The post town for Alresford is Colchester.

Alresford on a map

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

Which county is Alresford in?

Alresford 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 Alresford in Essex?

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

Map showing location of Alresford within Essex
Location of Alresford within Essex

What is the postcode for Alresford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alresford is CO7 8AA.

Where is Alresford in CO7?

Alresford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CO7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CO7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alresford within CO7
Location of Alresford within CO7

What is the post town for Alresford?

The post town for Alresford is Colchester. Alresford is in the CO7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Alresford?

The centre of Alresford is located at position 51.85276° latitude and 0.9977° longitude.

Latitude51.85276°
Longitude0.9977°

What is the easting and northing of Alresford?

The centre of Alresford is located at the grid reference easting 606549 and northing 221378 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting606549
Northing221378

What are the nearest towns to Alresford?

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

east
2m
Alresford is 2 miles east of Wivenhoe
north-west
3m
Alresford is 3 miles north-west of Brightlingsea
north-east
6m
Alresford is 6 miles north-east of West Mersea
south
7m
Alresford is 7 miles south of Manningtree
north-west
8m
Alresford is 8 miles north-west of Clacton-on-Sea
west
11m
Alresford is 11 miles west of Frinton-on-Sea
west
12m
Alresford is 12 miles west of Walton-on-the-Naze
south
13m
Alresford is 13 miles south of Hadleigh
east
13m
Alresford is 13 miles east of Coggeshall
south-west
14m
Alresford is 14 miles south-west of Harwich

What are the nearest cities to Alresford?

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

south-east
5m
Alresford is 5 miles south-east of Colchester
east
24m
Alresford is 24 miles east of Chelmsford
north-east
25m
Alresford is 25 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
north
40m
Alresford is 40 miles north of Canterbury
south-east
45m
Alresford is 45 miles south-east of Cambridge
south-east
49m
Alresford is 49 miles south-east of Ely
north-east
52m
Alresford is 52 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
54m
Alresford is 54 miles north-east of London
north-east
54m
Alresford is 54 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south
55m
Alresford is 55 miles south of Norwich

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