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Where is Grain?

Grain is located in the county of Kent, South East England, two miles north-west of the town of Sheerness, six miles south of the major town of Southend-on-Sea, and 37 miles east of London. Grain lies four miles south of the Essex border. Grain falls within the unitary authority of Medway. It is in the ME3 postcode district. The post town for Grain is Rochester.

Grain on a map

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

Which county is Grain in?

Grain is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Medway.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyMedway

Where is Grain in Kent?

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

Map showing location of Grain within Kent
Location of Grain within Kent

What is the postcode for Grain?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Grain is ME3 0BJ.

Where is Grain in ME3?

Grain is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ME3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ME3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Grain within ME3
Location of Grain within ME3

What is the post town for Grain?

The post town for Grain is Rochester. Grain is in the ME3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rochester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Grain?

The centre of Grain is located at position 51.45612° latitude and 0.71136° longitude.

Latitude51.45612°
Longitude0.71136°

What is the easting and northing of Grain?

The centre of Grain is located at the grid reference easting 588470 and northing 176502 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting588470
Northing176502

What are the nearest towns to Grain?

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

north-west
2m
Grain is 2 miles north-west of Sheerness
north-west
3m
Grain is 3 miles north-west of Queenborough
north-west
5m
Grain is 5 miles north-west of Minster
south-east
7m
Grain is 7 miles south-east of Canvey Island
north
8m
Grain is 8 miles north of Sittingbourne
north-east
8m
Grain is 8 miles north-east of Gillingham
south
9m
Grain is 9 miles south of Rochford
north-east
9m
Grain is 9 miles north-east of Chatham
north-east
10m
Grain is 10 miles north-east of Rochester
south-east
10m
Grain is 10 miles south-east of Rayleigh

What are the nearest cities to Grain?

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

south
6m
Grain is 6 miles south of Southend-on-Sea
north-west
20m
Grain is 20 miles north-west of Canterbury
south-east
22m
Grain is 22 miles south-east of Chelmsford
south
31m
Grain is 31 miles south of Colchester
east
35m
Grain is 35 miles east of City of London
east
36m
Grain is 36 miles east of City of Westminster
east
36m
Grain is 36 miles east of London
south-east
50m
Grain is 50 miles south-east of St Albans
north-east
57m
Grain is 57 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south-east
58m
Grain is 58 miles south-east of Cambridge

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