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Where is Broad Colney?

Broad Colney is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, two miles north of the town of Radlett, three miles south-east of the major city of St Albans, and 16 miles north-west of London. Broad Colney lies five miles north-west of the Greater London border. Broad Colney falls within the district council of St. Albans, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the AL2 postcode district. The post town for Broad Colney is St. Albans.

Broad Colney on a map

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

Which county is Broad Colney in?

Broad Colney is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Broad Colney in Hertfordshire?

Broad Colney is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Broad Colney within Hertfordshire
Location of Broad Colney within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Broad Colney?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Broad Colney is AL2 1AH.

Where is Broad Colney in AL2?

Broad Colney is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AL2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Broad Colney within AL2
Location of Broad Colney within AL2

What is the post town for Broad Colney?

The post town for Broad Colney is St. Albans. Broad Colney is in the AL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of St. Albans.

What is the latitude and longitude of Broad Colney?

The centre of Broad Colney is located at position 51.71486° latitude and -0.29967° longitude.

Latitude51.71486°
Longitude-0.29967°

What is the easting and northing of Broad Colney?

The centre of Broad Colney is located at the grid reference easting 517565 and northing 203161 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting517565
Northing203161

What are the nearest towns to Broad Colney?

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

north
2m
Broad Colney is 2 miles north of Radlett
north
4m
Broad Colney is 4 miles north of Borehamwood
west
5m
Broad Colney is 5 miles west of Potters Bar
south-west
5m
Broad Colney is 5 miles south-west of Hatfield
north-east
6m
Broad Colney is 6 miles north-east of Bushey
north-east
6m
Broad Colney is 6 miles north-east of Watford
south-west
7m
Broad Colney is 7 miles south-west of Welwyn Garden City
south
7m
Broad Colney is 7 miles south of Harpenden
east
8m
Broad Colney is 8 miles east of Hemel Hempstead
north-east
9m
Broad Colney is 9 miles north-east of Rickmansworth

What are the nearest cities to Broad Colney?

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

south-east
3m
Broad Colney is 3 miles south-east of St Albans
north-west
16m
Broad Colney is 16 miles north-west of London
north-west
16m
Broad Colney is 16 miles north-west of City of London
north-west
17m
Broad Colney is 17 miles north-west of City of Westminster
south-east
30m
Broad Colney is 30 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
west
33m
Broad Colney is 33 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
38m
Broad Colney is 38 miles south-west of Cambridge
east
41m
Broad Colney is 41 miles east of Oxford
west
45m
Broad Colney is 45 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
west
53m
Broad Colney is 53 miles west of Colchester