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  1. Erith

Where is Erith?

Erith is located in the county of Greater London, London, three miles north-west of the town of Dartford, 13 miles south-west of the major town of Basildon, and 14 miles east of London. Erith lies roughly one mile south-west of the Essex border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Erith falls within the London borough council of Bexley, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the DA8 postcode district. The post town for Erith is Erith.

Erith on a map

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

Which county is Erith in?

Erith 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 Erith in Greater London?

Erith is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater London.

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

What is the postcode for Erith?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Erith is DA8 1SP.

Where is Erith in DA8?

Erith is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Erith within DA8
Location of Erith within DA8

What is the post town for Erith?

The post town for Erith is Erith. Erith is in the DA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Erith.

What is the latitude and longitude of Erith?

The centre of Erith is located at position 51.48082° latitude and 0.17921° longitude.

Latitude51.48082°
Longitude0.17921°

What is the easting and northing of Erith?

The centre of Erith is located at the grid reference easting 551421 and northing 178014 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting551421
Northing178014

What are the nearest towns to Erith?

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

north-west
3m
Erith is 3 miles north-west of Dartford
west
5m
Erith is 5 miles west of Swanscombe
north
6m
Erith is 6 miles north of Swanley
west
6m
Erith is 6 miles west of Grays
west
8m
Erith is 8 miles west of Northfleet
west
8m
Erith is 8 miles west of Tilbury
west
9m
Erith is 9 miles west of Gravesend
south-east
11m
Erith is 11 miles south-east of Chigwell
south-west
11m
Erith is 11 miles south-west of Brentwood
west
12m
Erith is 12 miles west of Stanford-le-Hope

What are the nearest cities to Erith?

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

east
12m
Erith is 12 miles east of City of London
east
13m
Erith is 13 miles east of City of Westminster
east
13m
Erith is 13 miles east of London
south-west
22m
Erith is 22 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
23m
Erith is 23 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
29m
Erith is 29 miles south-east of St Albans
west
41m
Erith is 41 miles west of Canterbury
south-west
42m
Erith is 42 miles south-west of Colchester
north
48m
Erith is 48 miles north of Brighton and Hove
south
50m
Erith is 50 miles south of Cambridge

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