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Where is Friston?

Friston is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, two miles south-east of the town of Saxmundham, 18 miles north-east of the major town of Ipswich, and 85 miles north-east of London. Friston falls within the district council of East Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP17 postcode district. The post town for Friston is Saxmundham.

Friston on a map

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

Which county is Friston in?

Friston is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Friston in Suffolk?

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

Map showing location of Friston within Suffolk
Location of Friston within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Friston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Friston is IP17 1PR.

Where is Friston in IP17?

Friston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IP17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Friston within IP17
Location of Friston within IP17

What is the post town for Friston?

The post town for Friston is Saxmundham. Friston is in the IP17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Saxmundham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Friston?

The centre of Friston is located at position 52.18741° latitude and 1.52822° longitude.

Latitude52.18741°
Longitude1.52822°

What is the easting and northing of Friston?

The centre of Friston is located at the grid reference easting 641268 and northing 260220 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting641268
Northing260220

What are the nearest towns to Friston?

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

south-east
2m
Friston is 2 miles south-east of Saxmundham
south-west
2m
Friston is 2 miles south-west of Leiston
north-west
4m
Friston is 4 miles north-west of Aldeburgh
east
7m
Friston is 7 miles east of Wickham Market
east
8m
Friston is 8 miles east of Framlingham
south
11m
Friston is 11 miles south of Halesworth
north-east
11m
Friston is 11 miles north-east of Woodbridge
south-west
12m
Friston is 12 miles south-west of Southwold
north-east
15m
Friston is 15 miles north-east of Kesgrave
north-east
17m
Friston is 17 miles north-east of Felixstowe

What are the nearest cities to Friston?

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

south
32m
Friston is 32 miles south of Norwich
north-east
34m
Friston is 34 miles north-east of Colchester
north-east
55m
Friston is 55 miles north-east of Chelmsford
east
56m
Friston is 56 miles east of Ely
north-east
57m
Friston is 57 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
east
60m
Friston is 60 miles east of Cambridge
north
66m
Friston is 66 miles north of Canterbury
east
80m
Friston is 80 miles east of Peterborough
north-east
84m
Friston is 84 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
85m
Friston is 85 miles north-east of London