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Where is Cambridge?

Cambridge is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, three miles north of the town of Dursley, 11 miles south-west of the major city of Gloucester, 39 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 97 miles west of London. Cambridge falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL2 postcode district. The post town for Cambridge is Gloucester.

Cambridge on a map

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

Which county is Cambridge in?

Cambridge is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountyGloucestershire

Where is Cambridge in Gloucestershire?

Cambridge is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Cambridge within Gloucestershire
Location of Cambridge within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Cambridge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cambridge is GL2 7AA.

Where is Cambridge in GL2?

Cambridge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the GL2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cambridge within GL2
Location of Cambridge within GL2

What is the post town for Cambridge?

The post town for Cambridge is Gloucester. Cambridge is in the GL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gloucester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cambridge?

The centre of Cambridge is located at position 51.73074° latitude and -2.36437° longitude.

Latitude51.73074°
Longitude-2.36437°

What is the easting and northing of Cambridge?

The centre of Cambridge is located at the grid reference easting 374932 and northing 203622 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting374932
Northing203622

What are the nearest towns to Cambridge?

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

north
3m
Cambridge is 3 miles north of Dursley
west
4m
Cambridge is 4 miles west of Stonehouse
west
6m
Cambridge is 6 miles west of Stroud
north
6m
Cambridge is 6 miles north of Wotton-under-Edge
north-west
7m
Cambridge is 7 miles north-west of Nailsworth
east
7m
Cambridge is 7 miles east of Lydney
west
8m
Cambridge is 8 miles west of Minchinhampton
south-west
8m
Cambridge is 8 miles south-west of Painswick
south-east
9m
Cambridge is 9 miles south-east of Cinderford
south-east
11m
Cambridge is 11 miles south-east of Mitcheldean

What are the nearest cities to Cambridge?

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

south-west
11m
Cambridge is 11 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-east
22m
Cambridge is 22 miles north-east of Bristol
north
24m
Cambridge is 24 miles north of Bath
south-east
27m
Cambridge is 27 miles south-east of Hereford
east
29m
Cambridge is 29 miles east of Newport
south
33m
Cambridge is 33 miles south of Worcester
north
38m
Cambridge is 38 miles north of Wells
north-east
39m
Cambridge is 39 miles north-east of Cardiff
west
48m
Cambridge is 48 miles west of Oxford
north-west
52m
Cambridge is 52 miles north-west of Salisbury