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  1. Rainham

Where is Rainham?

Rainham is located in the county of Greater London, London, five miles north-west of the town of Dartford, 12 miles west of the major town of Basildon, and 14 miles east of London. Rainham lies two miles south-west of the Essex border, and was historically in the county of Essex. Rainham falls within the London borough council of Havering, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the RM13 postcode district. The post town for Rainham is Rainham.

Rainham on a map

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

Which county is Rainham in?

Rainham is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Rainham in Greater London?

Rainham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater London.

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

What is the postcode for Rainham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rainham is RM13 9YW.

Where is Rainham in RM13?

Rainham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the RM13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the RM13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rainham within RM13
Location of Rainham within RM13

What is the post town for Rainham?

The post town for Rainham is Rainham. Rainham is in the RM13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rainham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rainham?

The centre of Rainham is located at position 51.51868° latitude and 0.18989° longitude.

Latitude51.51868°
Longitude0.18989°

What is the easting and northing of Rainham?

The centre of Rainham is located at the grid reference easting 552037 and northing 182247 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting552037
Northing182247

What are the nearest towns to Rainham?

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

north-west
5m
Rainham is 5 miles north-west of Dartford
north-west
6m
Rainham is 6 miles north-west of Swanscombe
north-west
6m
Rainham is 6 miles north-west of Grays
north
8m
Rainham is 8 miles north of Swanley
north-west
8m
Rainham is 8 miles north-west of Tilbury
south-east
9m
Rainham is 9 miles south-east of Chigwell
south-west
9m
Rainham is 9 miles south-west of Brentwood
north-west
9m
Rainham is 9 miles north-west of Northfleet
north-west
9m
Rainham is 9 miles north-west of Gravesend
south-east
11m
Rainham is 11 miles south-east of Loughton

What are the nearest cities to Rainham?

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

east
12m
Rainham is 12 miles east of City of London
east
14m
Rainham is 14 miles east of City of Westminster
east
14m
Rainham is 14 miles east of London
south-west
19m
Rainham is 19 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
23m
Rainham is 23 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
28m
Rainham is 28 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
40m
Rainham is 40 miles south-west of Colchester
west
42m
Rainham is 42 miles west of Canterbury
south
48m
Rainham is 48 miles south of Cambridge
north
50m
Rainham is 50 miles north of Brighton and Hove

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