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  1. Orsett

Where is Orsett?

Orsett is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, three miles north-east of the town of Grays, five miles south-west of the major town of Basildon, and 22 miles east of London. Orsett lies two miles east of the Greater London border. Orsett falls within the unitary authority of Thurrock. It is in the RM16 postcode district. The post town for Orsett is Grays.

Orsett on a map

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

Which county is Orsett in?

Orsett is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Thurrock.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyThurrock

Where is Orsett in Essex?

Orsett is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Essex, and towards the westernmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of Orsett within Essex
Location of Orsett within Essex

What is the postcode for Orsett?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Orsett is RM16 3LB.

Where is Orsett in RM16?

Orsett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the RM16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the RM16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Orsett within RM16
Location of Orsett within RM16

What is the post town for Orsett?

The post town for Orsett is Grays. Orsett is in the RM16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grays.

What is the latitude and longitude of Orsett?

The centre of Orsett is located at position 51.51255° latitude and 0.36964° longitude.

Latitude51.51255°
Longitude0.36964°

What is the easting and northing of Orsett?

The centre of Orsett is located at the grid reference easting 564529 and northing 181953 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting564529
Northing181953

What are the nearest towns to Orsett?

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

north-east
3m
Orsett is 3 miles north-east of Grays
north
4m
Orsett is 4 miles north of Tilbury
west
4m
Orsett is 4 miles west of Stanford-le-Hope
north
5m
Orsett is 5 miles north of Gravesend
north
5m
Orsett is 5 miles north of Northfleet
south-west
5m
Orsett is 5 miles south-west of Basildon
north-east
6m
Orsett is 6 miles north-east of Swanscombe
north-east
7m
Orsett is 7 miles north-east of Dartford
south
8m
Orsett is 8 miles south of Billericay
south
8m
Orsett is 8 miles south of Brentwood

What are the nearest cities to Orsett?

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

west
15m
Orsett is 15 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south
16m
Orsett is 16 miles south of Chelmsford
east
20m
Orsett is 20 miles east of City of London
east
21m
Orsett is 21 miles east of City of Westminster
east
21m
Orsett is 21 miles east of London
south-west
35m
Orsett is 35 miles south-west of Colchester
north-west
35m
Orsett is 35 miles north-west of Canterbury
south-east
35m
Orsett is 35 miles south-east of St Albans
south
49m
Orsett is 49 miles south of Cambridge
north-east
53m
Orsett is 53 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove

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