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  1. Fakenham

Where is Fakenham?

Fakenham is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, nine miles south of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea, 23 miles north-west of the major city of Norwich, and 100 miles north-east of London. Fakenham falls within the district council of North Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the NR21 postcode district. The post town for Fakenham is Fakenham.

Fakenham on a map

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

Which county is Fakenham in?

Fakenham is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Fakenham in Norfolk?

Fakenham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Fakenham within Norfolk
Location of Fakenham within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Fakenham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fakenham is NR21 9BH.

Where is Fakenham in NR21?

Fakenham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NR21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NR21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Fakenham within NR21
Location of Fakenham within NR21

What is the post town for Fakenham?

The post town for Fakenham is Fakenham. Fakenham is in the NR21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Fakenham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fakenham?

The centre of Fakenham is located at position 52.83007° latitude and 0.84714° longitude.

Latitude52.83007°
Longitude0.84714°

What is the easting and northing of Fakenham?

The centre of Fakenham is located at the grid reference easting 591904 and northing 329637 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting591904
Northing329637

What are the nearest towns to Fakenham?

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

south
9m
Fakenham is 9 miles south of Wells-next-the-Sea
north-west
11m
Fakenham is 11 miles north-west of Dereham
south-west
11m
Fakenham is 11 miles south-west of Holt
west
12m
Fakenham is 12 miles west of Reepham
north-east
14m
Fakenham is 14 miles north-east of Swaffham
south-east
17m
Fakenham is 17 miles south-east of Hunstanton
west
17m
Fakenham is 17 miles west of Aylsham
south-west
17m
Fakenham is 17 miles south-west of Sheringham
north
18m
Fakenham is 18 miles north of Watton
north
18m
Fakenham is 18 miles north of Hingham

What are the nearest cities to Fakenham?

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

north-west
23m
Fakenham is 23 miles north-west of Norwich
north-east
39m
Fakenham is 39 miles north-east of Ely
north-east
49m
Fakenham is 49 miles north-east of Peterborough
north-east
53m
Fakenham is 53 miles north-east of Cambridge
south-east
64m
Fakenham is 64 miles south-east of Lincoln
north
65m
Fakenham is 65 miles north of Colchester
north
77m
Fakenham is 77 miles north of Chelmsford
south-east
80m
Fakenham is 80 miles south-east of Kingston upon Hull
east
84m
Fakenham is 84 miles east of Nottingham
east
84m
Fakenham is 84 miles east of Leicester

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