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Where is Croydon?

Croydon is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles east of the town of Potton, ten miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 42 miles north of London. Croydon lies three miles east of the Bedfordshire border. Croydon falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the SG8 postcode district. The post town for Croydon is Royston.

Croydon on a map

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

Which county is Croydon in?

Croydon is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyCambridgeshire
Administrative CountyCambridgeshire

Where is Croydon in Cambridgeshire?

Croydon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Croydon within Cambridgeshire
Location of Croydon within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Croydon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Croydon is SG8 0DL.

Where is Croydon in SG8?

Croydon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Croydon within SG8
Location of Croydon within SG8

What is the post town for Croydon?

The post town for Croydon is Royston. Croydon is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Croydon?

The centre of Croydon is located at position 52.12858° latitude and -0.07871° longitude.

Latitude52.12858°
Longitude-0.07871°

What is the easting and northing of Croydon?

The centre of Croydon is located at the grid reference easting 531614 and northing 249548 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting531614
Northing249548

What are the nearest towns to Croydon?

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

east
6m
Croydon is 6 miles east of Potton
north-west
6m
Croydon is 6 miles north-west of Royston
east
8m
Croydon is 8 miles east of Biggleswade
east
9m
Croydon is 9 miles east of Sandy
north-east
10m
Croydon is 10 miles north-east of Stotfold
south-east
11m
Croydon is 11 miles south-east of St Neots
north-east
11m
Croydon is 11 miles north-east of Baldock
north-east
12m
Croydon is 12 miles north-east of Letchworth
north-east
13m
Croydon is 13 miles north-east of Shefford
north
13m
Croydon is 13 miles north of Buntingford

What are the nearest cities to Croydon?

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

south-west
10m
Croydon is 10 miles south-west of Cambridge
south-west
24m
Croydon is 24 miles south-west of Ely
north
28m
Croydon is 28 miles north of St Albans
east
29m
Croydon is 29 miles east of Milton Keynes
south
31m
Croydon is 31 miles south of Peterborough
north-west
36m
Croydon is 36 miles north-west of Chelmsford
north
42m
Croydon is 42 miles north of City of London
north
43m
Croydon is 43 miles north of London
north
43m
Croydon is 43 miles north of City of Westminster
west
45m
Croydon is 45 miles west of Colchester