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Where is Hilgay?

Hilgay is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, three miles south of the town of Downham Market, 27 miles east of the major city of Peterborough, and 75 miles north of London. Hilgay lies four miles north-east of the Cambridgeshire border. Hilgay falls within the district council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the PE38 postcode district. The post town for Hilgay is Downham Market.

Hilgay on a map

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

Which county is Hilgay in?

Hilgay is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Hilgay in Norfolk?

Hilgay is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Hilgay within Norfolk
Location of Hilgay within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Hilgay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hilgay is PE38 0HE.

Where is Hilgay in PE38?

Hilgay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE38 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE38 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hilgay within PE38
Location of Hilgay within PE38

What is the post town for Hilgay?

The post town for Hilgay is Downham Market. Hilgay is in the PE38 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Downham Market.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hilgay?

The centre of Hilgay is located at position 52.55867° latitude and 0.38956° longitude.

Latitude52.55867°
Longitude0.38956°

What is the easting and northing of Hilgay?

The centre of Hilgay is located at the grid reference easting 562084 and northing 298330 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting562084
Northing298330

What are the nearest towns to Hilgay?

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

south
3m
Hilgay is 3 miles south of Downham Market
south-east
12m
Hilgay is 12 miles south-east of Wisbech
north-west
13m
Hilgay is 13 miles north-west of Brandon
east
13m
Hilgay is 13 miles east of March
south
13m
Hilgay is 13 miles south of King's Lynn
south-west
14m
Hilgay is 14 miles south-west of Swaffham
north
16m
Hilgay is 16 miles north of Mildenhall
north
16m
Hilgay is 16 miles north of Soham
north-east
16m
Hilgay is 16 miles north-east of Chatteris
north-west
18m
Hilgay is 18 miles north-west of Thetford

What are the nearest cities to Hilgay?

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

north-east
12m
Hilgay is 12 miles north-east of Ely
east
27m
Hilgay is 27 miles east of Peterborough
north-east
27m
Hilgay is 27 miles north-east of Cambridge
west
38m
Hilgay is 38 miles west of Norwich
north-west
51m
Hilgay is 51 miles north-west of Colchester
north
57m
Hilgay is 57 miles north of Chelmsford
north-east
60m
Hilgay is 60 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
south-east
61m
Hilgay is 61 miles south-east of Lincoln
north-east
64m
Hilgay is 64 miles north-east of St Albans
east
64m
Hilgay is 64 miles east of Leicester