GetTheData logo

Where is Bacton?

Bacton is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, five miles north of the town of Stowmarket, 16 miles north-west of the major town of Ipswich, and 71 miles north-east of London. Bacton falls within the district council of Mid Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP14 postcode district. The post town for Bacton is Stowmarket.

Bacton on a map

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

Which county is Bacton in?

Bacton 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 Bacton in Suffolk?

Bacton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Suffolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Bacton within Suffolk
Location of Bacton within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Bacton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bacton is IP14 4LG.

Where is Bacton in IP14?

Bacton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IP14 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IP14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bacton within IP14
Location of Bacton within IP14

What is the post town for Bacton?

The post town for Bacton is Stowmarket. Bacton is in the IP14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stowmarket.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bacton?

The centre of Bacton is located at position 52.2627° latitude and 0.99996° longitude.

Latitude52.2627°
Longitude0.99996°

What is the easting and northing of Bacton?

The centre of Bacton is located at the grid reference easting 604821 and northing 266966 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting604821
Northing266966

What are the nearest towns to Bacton?

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

north
5m
Bacton is 5 miles north of Stowmarket
south-west
7m
Bacton is 7 miles south-west of Eye
north
8m
Bacton is 8 miles north of Needham Market
south-west
9m
Bacton is 9 miles south-west of Diss
east
12m
Bacton is 12 miles east of Bury St Edmunds
west
15m
Bacton is 15 miles west of Framlingham
south-east
15m
Bacton is 15 miles south-east of Thetford
north
15m
Bacton is 15 miles north of Hadleigh
north-west
16m
Bacton is 16 miles north-west of Ipswich
south-west
16m
Bacton is 16 miles south-west of Harleston

What are the nearest cities to Bacton?

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

north
26m
Bacton is 26 miles north of Colchester
south-west
28m
Bacton is 28 miles south-west of Norwich
east
33m
Bacton is 33 miles east of Ely
east
38m
Bacton is 38 miles east of Cambridge
north-east
43m
Bacton is 43 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north
51m
Bacton is 51 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
east
57m
Bacton is 57 miles east of Peterborough
north-east
67m
Bacton is 67 miles north-east of St Albans
north
68m
Bacton is 68 miles north of Canterbury
north-east
70m
Bacton is 70 miles north-east of City of London