Fordcombe is located in the county of Kent, South East England, four miles south-west of the town of Southborough, 16 miles east of the major town of Crawley, and 29 miles south-east of London. Fordcombe lies just north of the East Sussex border. Fordcombe falls within the district council of Sevenoaks, under the county council of Kent. It is in the TN3 postcode district. The post town for Fordcombe is Tunbridge Wells.
Fordcombe is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Fordcombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Kent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fordcombe is TN3 0SG.
Fordcombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TN3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TN3 postcode district.
The post town for Fordcombe is Tunbridge Wells. Fordcombe is in the TN3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tunbridge Wells.
The centre of Fordcombe is located at position 51.1407° latitude and 0.17844° longitude.
Latitude | 51.1407° |
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Longitude | 0.17844° |
The centre of Fordcombe is located at the grid reference easting 552491 and northing 140192 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 552491 |
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Northing | 140192 |
Position of Fordcombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fordcombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Fordcombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fordcombe to the centre of the city.