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Where is Dunstable?

Dunstable is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, one mile south of the town of Houghton Regis, five miles west of the major town of Luton, and 31 miles north-west of London. Dunstable lies three miles east of the Buckinghamshire border. Dunstable falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the LU6 postcode district. The post town for Dunstable is Dunstable.

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

Which county is Dunstable in?

Dunstable is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyCentral Bedfordshire

Where is Dunstable in Bedfordshire?

Dunstable is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Dunstable within Bedfordshire
Location of Dunstable within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Dunstable?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunstable is LU6 1JE.

Where is Dunstable in LU6?

Dunstable is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LU6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LU6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dunstable within LU6
Location of Dunstable within LU6

What is the post town for Dunstable?

The post town for Dunstable is Dunstable. Dunstable is in the LU6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunstable.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dunstable?

The centre of Dunstable is located at position 51.88762° latitude and -0.52311° longitude.

Latitude51.88762°
Longitude-0.52311°

What is the easting and northing of Dunstable?

The centre of Dunstable is located at the grid reference easting 501740 and northing 222037 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting501740
Northing222037

What are the nearest towns to Dunstable?

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

south
1m
Dunstable is 1 mile south of Houghton Regis
west
5m
Dunstable is 5 miles west of Luton
east
6m
Dunstable is 6 miles east of Leighton Buzzard
south
8m
Dunstable is 8 miles south of Flitwick
south-east
8m
Dunstable is 8 miles south-east of Woburn
north-west
9m
Dunstable is 9 miles north-west of Harpenden
north-east
9m
Dunstable is 9 miles north-east of Tring
north
9m
Dunstable is 9 miles north of Berkhamsted
north
10m
Dunstable is 10 miles north of Hemel Hempstead
south
10m
Dunstable is 10 miles south of Ampthill

What are the nearest cities to Dunstable?

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

north-west
12m
Dunstable is 12 miles north-west of St Albans
south-east
15m
Dunstable is 15 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
north-west
31m
Dunstable is 31 miles north-west of London
north-west
32m
Dunstable is 32 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-west
32m
Dunstable is 32 miles north-west of City of London
east
33m
Dunstable is 33 miles east of Oxford
south-west
35m
Dunstable is 35 miles south-west of Cambridge
west
44m
Dunstable is 44 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
49m
Dunstable is 49 miles south-west of Ely
south
49m
Dunstable is 49 miles south of Peterborough

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