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Where is Colton?

Colton is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, two miles north-east of the town of Bury St Edmunds, 23 miles north-west of the major town of Ipswich, and 64 miles north-east of London. Colton falls within the district council of West Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP31 postcode district. The post town for Colton is Bury St. Edmunds.

Colton on a map

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

Which county is Colton in?

Colton is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Colton in Suffolk?

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

Map showing location of Colton within Suffolk
Location of Colton within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Colton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Colton is IP31 2SD.

Where is Colton in IP31?

Colton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP31 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IP31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Colton within IP31
Location of Colton within IP31

What is the post town for Colton?

The post town for Colton is Bury St. Edmunds. Colton is in the IP31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury St. Edmunds.

What is the latitude and longitude of Colton?

The centre of Colton is located at position 52.26588° latitude and 0.74406° longitude.

Latitude52.26588°
Longitude0.74406°

What is the easting and northing of Colton?

The centre of Colton is located at the grid reference easting 587348 and northing 266626 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting587348
Northing266626

What are the nearest towns to Colton?

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

north-east
2m
Colton is 2 miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds
south
10m
Colton is 10 miles south of Thetford
south-east
11m
Colton is 11 miles south-east of Mildenhall
north-west
12m
Colton is 12 miles north-west of Stowmarket
north
14m
Colton is 14 miles north of Acton
south-east
14m
Colton is 14 miles south-east of Brandon
east
14m
Colton is 14 miles east of Newmarket
north-east
15m
Colton is 15 miles north-east of Clare
north-west
15m
Colton is 15 miles north-west of Needham Market
north
16m
Colton is 16 miles north of Sudbury

What are the nearest cities to Colton?

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

east
22m
Colton is 22 miles east of Ely
east
27m
Colton is 27 miles east of Cambridge
north
27m
Colton is 27 miles north of Colchester
south-west
34m
Colton is 34 miles south-west of Norwich
north
38m
Colton is 38 miles north of Chelmsford
south-east
47m
Colton is 47 miles south-east of Peterborough
north
50m
Colton is 50 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
58m
Colton is 58 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
63m
Colton is 63 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
64m
Colton is 64 miles north-east of London