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Where is East Mersea?

East Mersea is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, two miles south-west of the town of Brightlingsea, eight miles south-east of the major town of Colchester, and 51 miles north-east of London. East Mersea falls within the district council of Colchester, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO5 postcode district. The post town for East Mersea is Colchester.

East Mersea on a map

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

Which county is East Mersea in?

East Mersea is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is East Mersea in Essex?

East Mersea is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Essex, and towards the easternmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of East Mersea within Essex
Location of East Mersea within Essex

What is the postcode for East Mersea?

The nearest postcode to the centre of East Mersea is CO5 8TP.

Where is East Mersea in CO5?

East Mersea is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CO5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CO5 postcode district.

Map showing location of East Mersea within CO5
Location of East Mersea within CO5

What is the post town for East Mersea?

The post town for East Mersea is Colchester. East Mersea is in the CO5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of East Mersea?

The centre of East Mersea is located at position 51.79241° latitude and 0.98002° longitude.

Latitude51.79241°
Longitude0.98002°

What is the easting and northing of East Mersea?

The centre of East Mersea is located at the grid reference easting 605606 and northing 214617 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting605606
Northing214617

What are the nearest towns to East Mersea?

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

south-west
2m
East Mersea is 2 miles south-west of Brightlingsea
north-east
3m
East Mersea is 3 miles north-east of West Mersea
south
5m
East Mersea is 5 miles south of Wivenhoe
west
7m
East Mersea is 7 miles west of Clacton-on-Sea
north-east
11m
East Mersea is 11 miles north-east of Southminster
south
11m
East Mersea is 11 miles south of Manningtree
west
12m
East Mersea is 12 miles west of Frinton-on-Sea
west
13m
East Mersea is 13 miles west of Walton-on-the-Naze
north-east
13m
East Mersea is 13 miles north-east of Burnham-on-Crouch
east
14m
East Mersea is 14 miles east of Maldon

What are the nearest cities to East Mersea?

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

south-east
8m
East Mersea is 8 miles south-east of Colchester
north-east
21m
East Mersea is 21 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
east
22m
East Mersea is 22 miles east of Chelmsford
north
36m
East Mersea is 36 miles north of Canterbury
south-east
46m
East Mersea is 46 miles south-east of Cambridge
north-east
50m
East Mersea is 50 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
52m
East Mersea is 52 miles north-east of London
north-east
52m
East Mersea is 52 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
52m
East Mersea is 52 miles south-east of Ely
east
57m
East Mersea is 57 miles east of St Albans