Where is SG8?

SG8 spans the counties of Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, and Essex. It contains the town of Royston, as well as Meldreth, Melbourn, Bassingbourn, Shepreth, and Orwell. SG8 is 18km south-west of the city of Cambridge. SG8 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

SG8 on a map

The below map shows where SG8 is, and the boundary of the SG8 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is SG8 in?

SG8 lies within the counties of Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, and Essex. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County% Area
Cambridgeshire70%
Hertfordshire26%
Essex4%

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This data was derived from the below datasets:
Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
Licence: Open Government Licence

Which cities, towns and villages are in SG8?

RoystonTown
MeldrethVillage
MelbournVillage
BassingbournVillage
SheprethVillage
OrwellVillage
FowlmereVillage
Steeple MordenVillage
Guilden MordenVillage
WhaddonVillage
ThriplowVillage
Great ChishillVillage
BarkwayVillage
ReedVillage
BarleyVillage
Building EndHamlet
Old WimpoleSettlement
LitlingtonVillage
NuthampsteadVillage
KelshallVillage
HeydonVillage
TherfieldVillage
ChrishallVillage
KneesworthVillage
Abington PigottsVillage
ArringtonVillage
CroydonVillage
NewsellsHamlet
North Brook EndHamlet
Flint CrossSettlement
Dyer's GreenHamlet
Morden GreenHamlet
TadlowVillage
WimpoleVillage
Smith's EndHamlet
Reed EndHamlet
Hay GreenVillage
Little GreenHamlet
Crawley EndVillage
Broad GreenHamlet
Great GreenHamlet
Shaftenhoe EndHamlet
ShingayHamlet
Little ChishillHamlet
WendyHamlet
BridgefootSettlement

What are the nearest towns to SG8?

Position of SG8 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of SG8 to the centre of the town.

north13km
SG8 is 13km north of Buntingford
north-east14km
SG8 is 14km north-east of Baldock
south-east15km
SG8 is 15km south-east of Potton
east16km
SG8 is 16km east of Stotfold
east17km
SG8 is 17km east of Biggleswade
north-east17km
SG8 is 17km north-east of Letchworth
west18km
SG8 is 18km west of Saffron Walden
east20km
SG8 is 20km east of Sandy
north-east22km
SG8 is 22km north-east of Stevenage
east22km
SG8 is 22km east of Shefford

What are the nearest cities to SG8?

Position of SG8 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of SG8 to the centre of the city.

south-west18km
SG8 is 18km south-west of Cambridge
north-east41km
SG8 is 41km north-east of St Albans
south-west42km
SG8 is 42km south-west of Ely
north-west50km
SG8 is 50km north-west of Chelmsford
east51km
SG8 is 51km east of Milton Keynes
south59km
SG8 is 59km south of Peterborough
north61km
SG8 is 61km north of City of London
north62km
SG8 is 62km north of London
north63km
SG8 is 63km north of City of Westminster
west66km
SG8 is 66km west of Colchester

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