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  1. Downe

Where is Downe?

Downe is located in the county of Greater London, London, five miles north of the town of Westerham, 19 miles north-east of the major town of Crawley, and 15 miles south-east of London. Downe lies two miles west of the Kent border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Downe falls within the London borough council of Bromley, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the BR6 postcode district. The post town for Downe is Orpington.

Downe on a map

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

Which county is Downe in?

Downe 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 Downe in Greater London?

Downe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater London, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater London.

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

What is the postcode for Downe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Downe is BR6 7UT.

Where is Downe in BR6?

Downe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BR6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BR6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Downe within BR6
Location of Downe within BR6

What is the post town for Downe?

The post town for Downe is Orpington. Downe is in the BR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orpington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Downe?

The centre of Downe is located at position 51.33589° latitude and 0.05391° longitude.

Latitude51.33589°
Longitude0.05391°

What is the easting and northing of Downe?

The centre of Downe is located at the grid reference easting 543173 and northing 161647 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting543173
Northing161647

What are the nearest towns to Downe?

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

north
5m
Downe is 5 miles north of Westerham
east
5m
Downe is 5 miles east of Warlingham
north-east
6m
Downe is 6 miles north-east of Oxted
south-west
7m
Downe is 7 miles south-west of Swanley
north-east
7m
Downe is 7 miles north-east of Caterham
north-west
7m
Downe is 7 miles north-west of Sevenoaks
north
10m
Downe is 10 miles north of Edenbridge
east
11m
Downe is 11 miles east of Banstead
south-west
12m
Downe is 12 miles south-west of Dartford
north-east
12m
Downe is 12 miles north-east of Redhill

What are the nearest cities to Downe?

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

south-east
14m
Downe is 14 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
14m
Downe is 14 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
14m
Downe is 14 miles south-east of London
south-west
32m
Downe is 32 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
33m
Downe is 33 miles south-west of Chelmsford
south-east
33m
Downe is 33 miles south-east of St Albans
north
36m
Downe is 36 miles north of Brighton and Hove
west
45m
Downe is 45 miles west of Canterbury
north-east
50m
Downe is 50 miles north-east of Chichester
south-west
53m
Downe is 53 miles south-west of Colchester

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