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Where is Highstead?

Highstead is located in the county of Kent, South East England, three miles south-east of the town of Herne Bay, 24 miles south-east of the major town of Southend-on-Sea, and 58 miles east of London. Highstead falls within the district council of Canterbury, under the county council of Kent. It is in the CT3 postcode district. The post town for Highstead is Canterbury.

Highstead on a map

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

Which county is Highstead in?

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

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Highstead in Kent?

Highstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Kent.

Map showing location of Highstead within Kent
Location of Highstead within Kent

What is the postcode for Highstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Highstead is CT3 4LX.

Where is Highstead in CT3?

Highstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CT3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CT3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Highstead within CT3
Location of Highstead within CT3

What is the post town for Highstead?

The post town for Highstead is Canterbury. Highstead is in the CT3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Canterbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Highstead?

The centre of Highstead is located at position 51.35178° latitude and 1.17792° longitude.

Latitude51.35178°
Longitude1.17792°

What is the easting and northing of Highstead?

The centre of Highstead is located at the grid reference easting 621381 and northing 166206 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting621381
Northing166206

What are the nearest towns to Highstead?

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

south-east
3m
Highstead is 3 miles south-east of Herne Bay
north-east
5m
Highstead is 5 miles north-east of Fordwich
east
7m
Highstead is 7 miles east of Whitstable
north-west
9m
Highstead is 9 miles north-west of Sandwich
west
9m
Highstead is 9 miles west of Margate
west
10m
Highstead is 10 miles west of Ramsgate
west
11m
Highstead is 11 miles west of Broadstairs
east
13m
Highstead is 13 miles east of Faversham
north-west
13m
Highstead is 13 miles north-west of Deal
north-west
16m
Highstead is 16 miles north-west of Dover

What are the nearest cities to Highstead?

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

north-east
7m
Highstead is 7 miles north-east of Canterbury
south-east
24m
Highstead is 24 miles south-east of Southend-on-Sea
south
39m
Highstead is 39 miles south of Colchester
south-east
40m
Highstead is 40 miles south-east of Chelmsford
east
56m
Highstead is 56 miles east of City of London
east
57m
Highstead is 57 miles east of City of Westminster
east
57m
Highstead is 57 miles east of London
north-east
68m
Highstead is 68 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
east
71m
Highstead is 71 miles east of St Albans
south-east
74m
Highstead is 74 miles south-east of Cambridge