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Where is Orpington?

Orpington is located in the county of Greater London, London, four miles south-west of the town of Swanley, 18 miles west of the major town of Chatham, and 14 miles south-east of London. Orpington lies two miles west of the Kent border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Orpington falls within the London borough council of Bromley, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the BR6 postcode district. The post town for Orpington is Orpington.

Orpington on a map

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

Which county is Orpington in?

Orpington is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Orpington in Greater London?

Orpington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater London, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater London.

Map showing location of Orpington within Greater London
Location of Orpington within Greater London

What is the postcode for Orpington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Orpington is BR6 0JU.

Where is Orpington in BR6?

Orpington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BR6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BR6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Orpington within BR6
Location of Orpington within BR6

What is the post town for Orpington?

The post town for Orpington is Orpington. Orpington is in the BR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orpington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Orpington?

The centre of Orpington is located at position 51.37567° latitude and 0.09924° longitude.

Latitude51.37567°
Longitude0.09924°

What is the easting and northing of Orpington?

The centre of Orpington is located at the grid reference easting 546204 and northing 166159 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting546204
Northing166159

What are the nearest towns to Orpington?

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

south-west
4m
Orpington is 4 miles south-west of Swanley
north
8m
Orpington is 8 miles north of Westerham
north-east
8m
Orpington is 8 miles north-east of Warlingham
north-west
8m
Orpington is 8 miles north-west of Sevenoaks
south-west
8m
Orpington is 8 miles south-west of Dartford
north-east
9m
Orpington is 9 miles north-east of Oxted
south-west
10m
Orpington is 10 miles south-west of Swanscombe
north-east
10m
Orpington is 10 miles north-east of Caterham
south-west
12m
Orpington is 12 miles south-west of Northfleet
south-west
12m
Orpington is 12 miles south-west of Grays

What are the nearest cities to Orpington?

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

south-east
13m
Orpington is 13 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
13m
Orpington is 13 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
13m
Orpington is 13 miles south-east of London
south-west
29m
Orpington is 29 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
30m
Orpington is 30 miles south-west of Chelmsford
south-east
32m
Orpington is 32 miles south-east of St Albans
north
40m
Orpington is 40 miles north of Brighton and Hove
west
43m
Orpington is 43 miles west of Canterbury
south-west
49m
Orpington is 49 miles south-west of Colchester
north-east
53m
Orpington is 53 miles north-east of Chichester

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