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Where is Purfleet?

Purfleet is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, two miles north of the town of Dartford, 11 miles south-west of the major town of Basildon, and 16 miles east of London. Purfleet lies just north-west of the Kent border. Purfleet falls within the unitary authority of Thurrock. It is in the RM19 postcode district. The post town for Purfleet is Purfleet.

Purfleet on a map

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

Which county is Purfleet in?

Purfleet 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 Purfleet in Essex?

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

Map showing location of Purfleet within Essex
Location of Purfleet within Essex

What is the postcode for Purfleet?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Purfleet is RM19 1QG.

Where is Purfleet in RM19?

Purfleet is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the RM19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RM19 postcode district.

Map showing location of Purfleet within RM19
Location of Purfleet within RM19

What is the post town for Purfleet?

The post town for Purfleet is Purfleet. Purfleet is in the RM19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Purfleet.

What is the latitude and longitude of Purfleet?

The centre of Purfleet is located at position 51.48483° latitude and 0.23295° longitude.

Latitude51.48483°
Longitude0.23295°

What is the easting and northing of Purfleet?

The centre of Purfleet is located at the grid reference easting 555139 and northing 178572 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting555139
Northing178572

What are the nearest towns to Purfleet?

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

north
2m
Purfleet is 2 miles north of Dartford
north-west
3m
Purfleet is 3 miles north-west of Swanscombe
west
4m
Purfleet is 4 miles west of Grays
north-west
6m
Purfleet is 6 miles north-west of Northfleet
west
6m
Purfleet is 6 miles west of Tilbury
north
7m
Purfleet is 7 miles north of Swanley
north-west
7m
Purfleet is 7 miles north-west of Gravesend
west
10m
Purfleet is 10 miles west of Stanford-le-Hope
south
10m
Purfleet is 10 miles south of Brentwood
south-west
11m
Purfleet is 11 miles south-west of Basildon

What are the nearest cities to Purfleet?

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

east
14m
Purfleet is 14 miles east of City of London
east
16m
Purfleet is 16 miles east of City of Westminster
east
16m
Purfleet is 16 miles east of London
south-west
20m
Purfleet is 20 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
21m
Purfleet is 21 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
31m
Purfleet is 31 miles south-east of St Albans
west
39m
Purfleet is 39 miles west of Canterbury
south-west
40m
Purfleet is 40 miles south-west of Colchester
north
49m
Purfleet is 49 miles north of Brighton and Hove
south
50m
Purfleet is 50 miles south of Cambridge

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