Amersham is located in the county of Buckinghamshire, South East England, two miles south of the town of Chesham, seven miles north-east of the major town of High Wycombe, and 23 miles north-west of London. Amersham lies three miles south-west of the Hertfordshire border. Amersham falls within the district council of Chiltern, under the county council of Buckinghamshire. It is in the HP6 postcode district. The post town for Amersham is Amersham.
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Amersham is in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, the historic county of Buckinghamshire, and the administrative county of Buckinghamshire.
Ceremonial County | Buckinghamshire |
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Historic County | Buckinghamshire |
Administrative County | Buckinghamshire |
Amersham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Buckinghamshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Buckinghamshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Amersham is HP6 5DT.
Amersham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HP6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HP6 postcode district.
The post town for Amersham is Amersham. Amersham is in the HP6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Amersham.
The centre of Amersham is located at position 51.67685° latitude and -0.60765° longitude.
Latitude | 51.67685° |
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Longitude | -0.60765° |
The centre of Amersham is located at the grid reference easting 496370 and northing 198483 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 496370 |
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Northing | 198483 |
Position of Amersham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Amersham to the centre of the town.
Position of Amersham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Amersham to the centre of the city.