Colne is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles north-east of the town of St Ives, 12 miles north-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 59 miles north of London. Colne was historically in the county of Huntingdonshire. Colne falls within the district council of Huntingdonshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the PE28 postcode district. The post town for Colne is Huntingdon.
Colne is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Huntingdonshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Huntingdonshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Colne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Colne is PE28 3ND.
Colne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE28 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE28 postcode district.
The post town for Colne is Huntingdon. Colne is in the PE28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huntingdon.
The centre of Colne is located at position 52.36543° latitude and 0.01305° longitude.
Latitude | 52.36543° |
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Longitude | 0.01305° |
The centre of Colne is located at the grid reference easting 537163 and northing 276060 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 537163 |
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Northing | 276060 |
Position of Colne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Colne to the centre of the town.
Position of Colne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Colne to the centre of the city.