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Where is Great Wigborough?

Great Wigborough is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, three miles north-west of the town of West Mersea, seven miles south of the major town of Colchester, and 47 miles north-east of London. Great Wigborough falls within the district council of Colchester, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO5 postcode district. The post town for Great Wigborough is Colchester.

Great Wigborough on a map

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

Which county is Great Wigborough in?

Great Wigborough is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Essex.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is Great Wigborough in Essex?

Great Wigborough is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Essex, and towards the easternmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of Great Wigborough within Essex
Location of Great Wigborough within Essex

What is the postcode for Great Wigborough?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Wigborough is CO5 7SA.

Where is Great Wigborough in CO5?

Great Wigborough is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CO5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CO5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Great Wigborough within CO5
Location of Great Wigborough within CO5

What is the post town for Great Wigborough?

The post town for Great Wigborough is Colchester. Great Wigborough is in the CO5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Great Wigborough?

The centre of Great Wigborough is located at position 51.79881° latitude and 0.85348° longitude.

Latitude51.79881°
Longitude0.85348°

What is the easting and northing of Great Wigborough?

The centre of Great Wigborough is located at the grid reference easting 596853 and northing 214981 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting596853
Northing214981

What are the nearest towns to Great Wigborough?

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

north-west
3m
Great Wigborough is 3 miles north-west of West Mersea
south-west
6m
Great Wigborough is 6 miles south-west of Wivenhoe
west
7m
Great Wigborough is 7 miles west of Brightlingsea
south-east
9m
Great Wigborough is 9 miles south-east of Coggeshall
north-east
9m
Great Wigborough is 9 miles north-east of Maldon
east
9m
Great Wigborough is 9 miles east of Witham
north
9m
Great Wigborough is 9 miles north of Southminster
north
12m
Great Wigborough is 12 miles north of Burnham-on-Crouch
west
13m
Great Wigborough is 13 miles west of Clacton-on-Sea
south-west
14m
Great Wigborough is 14 miles south-west of Manningtree

What are the nearest cities to Great Wigborough?

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

south
7m
Great Wigborough is 7 miles south of Colchester
east
17m
Great Wigborough is 17 miles east of Chelmsford
north
19m
Great Wigborough is 19 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north
37m
Great Wigborough is 37 miles north of Canterbury
south-east
42m
Great Wigborough is 42 miles south-east of Cambridge
north-east
45m
Great Wigborough is 45 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
47m
Great Wigborough is 47 miles north-east of London
north-east
47m
Great Wigborough is 47 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
49m
Great Wigborough is 49 miles south-east of Ely
east
51m
Great Wigborough is 51 miles east of St Albans