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Where is Chainhurst?

Chainhurst is located in the county of Kent, South East England, four miles north-east of the town of Paddock Wood, five miles south of the major town of Maidstone, and 34 miles south-east of London. Chainhurst lies eight miles north-east of the East Sussex border. Chainhurst falls within the district council of Maidstone, under the county council of Kent. It is in the TN12 postcode district. The post town for Chainhurst is Tonbridge.

Chainhurst on a map

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

Which county is Chainhurst in?

Chainhurst is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Chainhurst in Kent?

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

Map showing location of Chainhurst within Kent
Location of Chainhurst within Kent

What is the postcode for Chainhurst?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Chainhurst is TN12 9SZ.

Where is Chainhurst in TN12?

Chainhurst is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TN12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TN12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Chainhurst within TN12
Location of Chainhurst within TN12

What is the post town for Chainhurst?

The post town for Chainhurst is Tonbridge. Chainhurst is in the TN12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tonbridge.

What is the latitude and longitude of Chainhurst?

The centre of Chainhurst is located at position 51.20246° latitude and 0.47576° longitude.

Latitude51.20246°
Longitude0.47576°

What is the easting and northing of Chainhurst?

The centre of Chainhurst is located at the grid reference easting 573056 and northing 147717 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting573056
Northing147717

What are the nearest towns to Chainhurst?

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

north-east
4m
Chainhurst is 4 miles north-east of Paddock Wood
south
5m
Chainhurst is 5 miles south of Maidstone
south-east
7m
Chainhurst is 7 miles south-east of West Malling
east
9m
Chainhurst is 9 miles east of Tonbridge
south
9m
Chainhurst is 9 miles south of Snodland
east
10m
Chainhurst is 10 miles east of Southborough
north-east
10m
Chainhurst is 10 miles north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells
north-east
11m
Chainhurst is 11 miles north-east of Wadhurst
south
12m
Chainhurst is 12 miles south of Gillingham
south
13m
Chainhurst is 13 miles south of Chatham

What are the nearest cities to Chainhurst?

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

south
25m
Chainhurst is 25 miles south of Southend-on-Sea
west
27m
Chainhurst is 27 miles west of Canterbury
south-east
33m
Chainhurst is 33 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
33m
Chainhurst is 33 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
34m
Chainhurst is 34 miles south-east of London
south
37m
Chainhurst is 37 miles south of Chelmsford
north-east
38m
Chainhurst is 38 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south
51m
Chainhurst is 51 miles south of Colchester
south-east
52m
Chainhurst is 52 miles south-east of St Albans
north-east
60m
Chainhurst is 60 miles north-east of Chichester