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Where is Catford?

Catford is located in the county of Greater London, London, six miles south-east of the city of City of London, 22 miles south-east of the major town of Watford, and seven miles south-east of London. Catford lies five miles south-east of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Catford falls within the London borough council of Lewisham, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the SE6 postcode district. The post town for Catford is London.

Catford on a map

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

Which county is Catford in?

Catford is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Catford in Greater London?

Catford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of Catford within Greater London
Location of Catford within Greater London

What is the postcode for Catford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Catford is SE6 4BP.

Where is Catford in SE6?

Catford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SE6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SE6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Catford within SE6
Location of Catford within SE6

What is the post town for Catford?

The post town for Catford is London. Catford is in the SE6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of Catford?

The centre of Catford is located at position 51.44457° latitude and -0.02008° longitude.

Latitude51.44457°
Longitude-0.02008°

What is the easting and northing of Catford?

The centre of Catford is located at the grid reference easting 537693 and northing 173590 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting537693
Northing173590

What are the nearest towns to Catford?

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

west
9m
Catford is 9 miles west of Swanley
north
9m
Catford is 9 miles north of Warlingham
north
12m
Catford is 12 miles north of Caterham
west
12m
Catford is 12 miles west of Dartford
north-east
12m
Catford is 12 miles north-east of Banstead
north-east
12m
Catford is 12 miles north-east of Ewell
south
13m
Catford is 13 miles south of Chigwell
north
13m
Catford is 13 miles north of Westerham
north
13m
Catford is 13 miles north of Oxted
west
13m
Catford is 13 miles west of Swanscombe

What are the nearest cities to Catford?

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

south-east
6m
Catford is 6 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
6m
Catford is 6 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
6m
Catford is 6 miles south-east of London
south-east
25m
Catford is 25 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
29m
Catford is 29 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
32m
Catford is 32 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
north
43m
Catford is 43 miles north of Brighton and Hove
west
49m
Catford is 49 miles west of Canterbury
south-west
50m
Catford is 50 miles south-west of Colchester
south-east
52m
Catford is 52 miles south-east of Milton Keynes

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