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Where is Hempstead?

Hempstead is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, five miles north of the town of Thaxted, 17 miles south-east of the major city of Cambridge, and 41 miles north-east of London. Hempstead lies roughly one mile south-east of the Cambridgeshire border. Hempstead falls within the district council of Uttlesford, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CB10 postcode district. The post town for Hempstead is Saffron Walden.

Hempstead on a map

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

Which county is Hempstead in?

Hempstead 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 Hempstead in Essex?

Hempstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Essex, and towards the westernmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of Hempstead within Essex
Location of Hempstead within Essex

What is the postcode for Hempstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hempstead is CB10 2PD.

Where is Hempstead in CB10?

Hempstead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CB10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CB10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hempstead within CB10
Location of Hempstead within CB10

What is the post town for Hempstead?

The post town for Hempstead is Saffron Walden. Hempstead is in the CB10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Saffron Walden.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hempstead?

The centre of Hempstead is located at position 52.01662° latitude and 0.37897° longitude.

Latitude52.01662°
Longitude0.37897°

What is the easting and northing of Hempstead?

The centre of Hempstead is located at the grid reference easting 563348 and northing 238026 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting563348
Northing238026

What are the nearest towns to Hempstead?

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

north
5m
Hempstead is 5 miles north of Thaxted
south-west
5m
Hempstead is 5 miles south-west of Haverhill
east
6m
Hempstead is 6 miles east of Saffron Walden
south-west
10m
Hempstead is 10 miles south-west of Clare
north
10m
Hempstead is 10 miles north of Great Dunmow
north-east
11m
Hempstead is 11 miles north-east of Stansted Mountfitchet
north-west
12m
Hempstead is 12 miles north-west of Halstead
north-west
12m
Hempstead is 12 miles north-west of Braintree
north-east
14m
Hempstead is 14 miles north-east of Bishop's Stortford
west
15m
Hempstead is 15 miles west of Sudbury

What are the nearest cities to Hempstead?

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

south-east
17m
Hempstead is 17 miles south-east of Cambridge
north
20m
Hempstead is 20 miles north of Chelmsford
west
24m
Hempstead is 24 miles west of Colchester
south
27m
Hempstead is 27 miles south of Ely
north-east
36m
Hempstead is 36 miles north-east of St Albans
north-west
36m
Hempstead is 36 miles north-west of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
40m
Hempstead is 40 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
41m
Hempstead is 41 miles north-east of London
north-east
42m
Hempstead is 42 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
47m
Hempstead is 47 miles south-east of Peterborough