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  1. Necton

Where is Necton?

Necton is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, four miles east of the town of Swaffham, 22 miles west of the major city of Norwich, and 87 miles north-east of London. Necton falls within the district council of Breckland, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the PE37 postcode district. The post town for Necton is Swaffham.

Necton on a map

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

Which county is Necton in?

Necton 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 Necton in Norfolk?

Necton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Necton within Norfolk
Location of Necton within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Necton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Necton is PE37 8ED.

Where is Necton in PE37?

Necton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE37 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE37 postcode district.

Map showing location of Necton within PE37
Location of Necton within PE37

What is the post town for Necton?

The post town for Necton is Swaffham. Necton is in the PE37 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swaffham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Necton?

The centre of Necton is located at position 52.65269° latitude and 0.77456° longitude.

Latitude52.65269°
Longitude0.77456°

What is the easting and northing of Necton?

The centre of Necton is located at the grid reference easting 587776 and northing 309720 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting587776
Northing309720

What are the nearest towns to Necton?

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

east
4m
Necton is 4 miles east of Swaffham
north-west
6m
Necton is 6 miles north-west of Watton
west
7m
Necton is 7 miles west of Dereham
north-west
10m
Necton is 10 miles north-west of Hingham
south
13m
Necton is 13 miles south of Fakenham
north-west
14m
Necton is 14 miles north-west of Attleborough
west
15m
Necton is 15 miles west of Wymondham
north
16m
Necton is 16 miles north of Brandon
south-west
16m
Necton is 16 miles south-west of Reepham
north
17m
Necton is 17 miles north of Thetford

What are the nearest cities to Necton?

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

west
22m
Necton is 22 miles west of Norwich
north-east
28m
Necton is 28 miles north-east of Ely
north-east
42m
Necton is 42 miles north-east of Cambridge
east
43m
Necton is 43 miles east of Peterborough
north
53m
Necton is 53 miles north of Colchester
north
65m
Necton is 65 miles north of Chelmsford
south-east
68m
Necton is 68 miles south-east of Lincoln
north
77m
Necton is 77 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
77m
Necton is 77 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north-east
78m
Necton is 78 miles north-east of St Albans

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