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Where is Needham?

Needham is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, two miles south-west of the town of Harleston, 17 miles south of the major city of Norwich, and 85 miles north-east of London. Needham lies just north-east of the Suffolk border. Needham falls within the district council of South Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the IP20 postcode district. The post town for Needham is Harleston.

Needham on a map

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

Which county is Needham in?

Needham 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 Needham in Norfolk?

Needham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Needham within Norfolk
Location of Needham within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Needham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Needham is IP20 9LN.

Where is Needham in IP20?

Needham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IP20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Needham within IP20
Location of Needham within IP20

What is the post town for Needham?

The post town for Needham is Harleston. Needham is in the IP20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Harleston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Needham?

The centre of Needham is located at position 52.38705° latitude and 1.27323° longitude.

Latitude52.38705°
Longitude1.27323°

What is the easting and northing of Needham?

The centre of Needham is located at the grid reference easting 622839 and northing 281600 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting622839
Northing281600

What are the nearest towns to Needham?

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

south-west
2m
Needham is 2 miles south-west of Harleston
east
7m
Needham is 7 miles east of Diss
north-east
7m
Needham is 7 miles north-east of Eye
south-west
8m
Needham is 8 miles south-west of Bungay
west
10m
Needham is 10 miles west of Halesworth
north
12m
Needham is 12 miles north of Framlingham
south-west
13m
Needham is 13 miles south-west of Beccles
south-west
14m
Needham is 14 miles south-west of Loddon
south-east
14m
Needham is 14 miles south-east of Attleborough
south-east
14m
Needham is 14 miles south-east of Wymondham

What are the nearest cities to Needham?

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

south
17m
Needham is 17 miles south of Norwich
north
38m
Needham is 38 miles north of Colchester
east
43m
Needham is 43 miles east of Ely
east
51m
Needham is 51 miles east of Cambridge
north-east
56m
Needham is 56 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north
63m
Needham is 63 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
east
65m
Needham is 65 miles east of Peterborough
north
77m
Needham is 77 miles north of Canterbury
north-east
82m
Needham is 82 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
84m
Needham is 84 miles north-east of City of London