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Where is Orwell?

Orwell is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles north of the town of Royston, seven miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 43 miles north of London. Orwell lies five miles north of the Hertfordshire border. Orwell falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the SG8 postcode district. The post town for Orwell is Royston.

Orwell on a map

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

Which county is Orwell in?

Orwell is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyCambridgeshire
Administrative CountyCambridgeshire

Where is Orwell in Cambridgeshire?

Orwell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Orwell within Cambridgeshire
Location of Orwell within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Orwell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Orwell is SG8 5TH.

Where is Orwell in SG8?

Orwell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Orwell within SG8
Location of Orwell within SG8

What is the post town for Orwell?

The post town for Orwell is Royston. Orwell is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Orwell?

The centre of Orwell is located at position 52.1355° latitude and -0.011° longitude.

Latitude52.1355°
Longitude-0.011°

What is the easting and northing of Orwell?

The centre of Orwell is located at the grid reference easting 536228 and northing 250443 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting536228
Northing250443

What are the nearest towns to Orwell?

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

north
6m
Orwell is 6 miles north of Royston
east
9m
Orwell is 9 miles east of Potton
east
11m
Orwell is 11 miles east of Biggleswade
east
12m
Orwell is 12 miles east of Sandy
north-east
13m
Orwell is 13 miles north-east of Stotfold
north-east
13m
Orwell is 13 miles north-east of Baldock
south-east
13m
Orwell is 13 miles south-east of St Neots
north
13m
Orwell is 13 miles north of Buntingford
south
13m
Orwell is 13 miles south of St Ives
north-west
13m
Orwell is 13 miles north-west of Saffron Walden

What are the nearest cities to Orwell?

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

south-west
7m
Orwell is 7 miles south-west of Cambridge
south-west
22m
Orwell is 22 miles south-west of Ely
north-east
30m
Orwell is 30 miles north-east of St Albans
south
32m
Orwell is 32 miles south of Peterborough
east
32m
Orwell is 32 miles east of Milton Keynes
north-west
34m
Orwell is 34 miles north-west of Chelmsford
west
42m
Orwell is 42 miles west of Colchester
north
43m
Orwell is 43 miles north of City of London
north
44m
Orwell is 44 miles north of London
north
44m
Orwell is 44 miles north of City of Westminster

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