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Where is Birling Gap?

Birling Gap is located in the county of East Sussex, South East England, four miles south-west of the major town of Eastbourne, and 55 miles south of London. Birling Gap was historically in the county of Sussex. Birling Gap falls within the district council of Wealden, under the county council of East Sussex. It is in the BN20 postcode district. The post town for Birling Gap is Eastbourne.

Birling Gap on a map

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

Which county is Birling Gap in?

Birling Gap 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 Birling Gap in East Sussex?

Birling Gap 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 Birling Gap within East Sussex
Location of Birling Gap within East Sussex

What is the postcode for Birling Gap?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Birling Gap is BN20 0AB.

Where is Birling Gap in BN20?

Birling Gap is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BN20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BN20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Birling Gap within BN20
Location of Birling Gap within BN20

What is the post town for Birling Gap?

The post town for Birling Gap is Eastbourne. Birling Gap is in the BN20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Eastbourne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Birling Gap?

The centre of Birling Gap is located at position 50.74382° latitude and 0.20098° longitude.

Latitude50.74382°
Longitude0.20098°

What is the easting and northing of Birling Gap?

The centre of Birling Gap is located at the grid reference easting 555384 and northing 96111 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting555384
Northing96111

What are the nearest towns to Birling Gap?

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

south-west
4m
Birling Gap is 4 miles south-west of Eastbourne
east
5m
Birling Gap is 5 miles east of Seaford
south
6m
Birling Gap is 6 miles south of Polegate
south-east
8m
Birling Gap is 8 miles south-east of Newhaven
south
9m
Birling Gap is 9 miles south of Hailsham
east
9m
Birling Gap is 9 miles east of Peacehaven
south-east
12m
Birling Gap is 12 miles south-east of Lewes
south-west
14m
Birling Gap is 14 miles south-west of Bexhill-on-Sea
south
16m
Birling Gap is 16 miles south of Heathfield
south
16m
Birling Gap is 16 miles south of Uckfield

What are the nearest cities to Birling Gap?

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

east
16m
Birling Gap is 16 miles east of Brighton and Hove
east
43m
Birling Gap is 43 miles east of Chichester
south-west
53m
Birling Gap is 53 miles south-west of Canterbury
south
54m
Birling Gap is 54 miles south of City of Westminster
south
55m
Birling Gap is 55 miles south of London
south
55m
Birling Gap is 55 miles south of City of London
east
57m
Birling Gap is 57 miles east of Portsmouth
south
59m
Birling Gap is 59 miles south of Southend-on-Sea
east
70m
Birling Gap is 70 miles east of Winchester
south
70m
Birling Gap is 70 miles south of Chelmsford