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Where is Gatwick?

Gatwick is located in the county of Surrey, South East England, four miles west of the town of Godalming, six miles south-west of the major town of Guildford, and 33 miles south-west of London. Gatwick lies three miles east of the Hampshire border. Gatwick falls within the district council of Guildford, under the county council of Surrey. It is in the GU8 postcode district. The post town for Gatwick is Godalming.

Gatwick on a map

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

Which county is Gatwick in?

Gatwick is in the ceremonial county of Surrey, the historic county of Surrey, and the administrative county of Surrey.

Ceremonial CountySurrey
Historic CountySurrey
Administrative CountySurrey

Where is Gatwick in Surrey?

Gatwick is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Surrey, and towards the westernmost extremity of Surrey.

Map showing location of Gatwick within Surrey
Location of Gatwick within Surrey

What is the postcode for Gatwick?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gatwick is GU8 6BJ.

Where is Gatwick in GU8?

Gatwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GU8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GU8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gatwick within GU8
Location of Gatwick within GU8

What is the post town for Gatwick?

The post town for Gatwick is Godalming. Gatwick is in the GU8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Godalming.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gatwick?

The centre of Gatwick is located at position 51.19687° latitude and -0.6943° longitude.

Latitude51.19687°
Longitude-0.6943°

What is the easting and northing of Gatwick?

The centre of Gatwick is located at the grid reference easting 491330 and northing 144993 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting491330
Northing144993

What are the nearest towns to Gatwick?

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

west
4m
Gatwick is 4 miles west of Godalming
south-east
5m
Gatwick is 5 miles south-east of Aldershot
east
5m
Gatwick is 5 miles east of Farnham
south-west
6m
Gatwick is 6 miles south-west of Guildford
south-east
7m
Gatwick is 7 miles south-east of Farnborough
north
8m
Gatwick is 8 miles north of Haslemere
south
8m
Gatwick is 8 miles south of Frimley
south-east
9m
Gatwick is 9 miles south-east of Fleet
north-east
9m
Gatwick is 9 miles north-east of Bordon
south-east
10m
Gatwick is 10 miles south-east of Blackwater

What are the nearest cities to Gatwick?

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

north
25m
Gatwick is 25 miles north of Chichester
east
28m
Gatwick is 28 miles east of Winchester
south-west
32m
Gatwick is 32 miles south-west of City of Westminster
south-west
33m
Gatwick is 33 miles south-west of London
north-east
33m
Gatwick is 33 miles north-east of Portsmouth
south-west
34m
Gatwick is 34 miles south-west of City of London
north-west
35m
Gatwick is 35 miles north-west of Brighton and Hove
north-east
37m
Gatwick is 37 miles north-east of Southampton
south
41m
Gatwick is 41 miles south of St Albans
south-east
45m
Gatwick is 45 miles south-east of Oxford