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  1. Ely

Where is Ely?

Ely is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles north-west of the town of Soham, 15 miles north of the major city of Cambridge, and 63 miles north of London. Ely lies five miles west of the Suffolk border. Ely falls within the district council of East Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB7 postcode district. The post town for Ely is Ely.

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

Which county is Ely in?

Ely 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 Ely in Cambridgeshire?

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

Map showing location of Ely within Cambridgeshire
Location of Ely within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Ely?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ely is CB7 4EN.

Where is Ely in CB7?

Ely is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CB7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CB7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ely within CB7
Location of Ely within CB7

What is the post town for Ely?

The post town for Ely is Ely. Ely is in the CB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ely.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ely?

The centre of Ely is located at position 52.39961° latitude and 0.26251° longitude.

Latitude52.39961°
Longitude0.26251°

What is the easting and northing of Ely?

The centre of Ely is located at the grid reference easting 554027 and northing 280363 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting554027
Northing280363

What are the nearest towns to Ely?

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

north-west
6m
Ely is 6 miles north-west of Soham
east
10m
Ely is 10 miles east of Chatteris
west
11m
Ely is 11 miles west of Mildenhall
north-west
12m
Ely is 12 miles north-west of Newmarket
south-east
13m
Ely is 13 miles south-east of March
south
15m
Ely is 15 miles south of Downham Market
east
15m
Ely is 15 miles east of St Ives
west
16m
Ely is 16 miles west of Brandon
east
16m
Ely is 16 miles east of Ramsey
south
19m
Ely is 19 miles south of Wisbech

What are the nearest cities to Ely?

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

north
15m
Ely is 15 miles north of Cambridge
south-east
24m
Ely is 24 miles south-east of Peterborough
north-west
44m
Ely is 44 miles north-west of Colchester
west
46m
Ely is 46 miles west of Norwich
north
47m
Ely is 47 miles north of Chelmsford
north-east
50m
Ely is 50 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north-east
52m
Ely is 52 miles north-east of St Albans
east
61m
Ely is 61 miles east of Leicester
north
62m
Ely is 62 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north
63m
Ely is 63 miles north of City of London

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