Hawkhurst is located in the county of Kent, South East England, eight miles west of the town of Tenterden, 14 miles north of the major town of Hastings, and 43 miles south-east of London. Hawkhurst lies roughly one mile north-east of the East Sussex border. Hawkhurst falls within the district council of Tunbridge Wells, under the county council of Kent. It is in the TN18 postcode district. The post town for Hawkhurst is Cranbrook.
Hawkhurst is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
---|---|
Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Hawkhurst is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Kent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hawkhurst is TN18 4AD.
Hawkhurst is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TN18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TN18 postcode district.
The post town for Hawkhurst is Cranbrook. Hawkhurst is in the TN18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cranbrook.
The centre of Hawkhurst is located at position 51.04747° latitude and 0.50992° longitude.
Latitude | 51.04747° |
---|---|
Longitude | 0.50992° |
The centre of Hawkhurst is located at the grid reference easting 576030 and northing 130566 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 576030 |
---|---|
Northing | 130566 |
Position of Hawkhurst relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawkhurst to the centre of the town.
Position of Hawkhurst relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawkhurst to the centre of the city.