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Where is Ramsey?

Ramsey is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, three miles south-west of the town of Harwich, nine miles south of the major town of Ipswich, and 64 miles north-east of London. Ramsey lies roughly one mile south of the Suffolk border. Ramsey falls within the district council of Tendring, under the county council of Essex. It is in the CO12 postcode district. The post town for Ramsey is Harwich.

Ramsey on a map

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

Which county is Ramsey in?

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

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyEssex

Where is Ramsey in Essex?

Ramsey is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Essex, and towards the easternmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of Ramsey within Essex
Location of Ramsey within Essex

What is the postcode for Ramsey?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ramsey is CO12 5EY.

Where is Ramsey in CO12?

Ramsey is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CO12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CO12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ramsey within CO12
Location of Ramsey within CO12

What is the post town for Ramsey?

The post town for Ramsey is Harwich. Ramsey is in the CO12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Harwich.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ramsey?

The centre of Ramsey is located at position 51.92867° latitude and 1.21678° longitude.

Latitude51.92867°
Longitude1.21678°

What is the easting and northing of Ramsey?

The centre of Ramsey is located at the grid reference easting 621260 and northing 230462 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting621260
Northing230462

What are the nearest towns to Ramsey?

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

south-west
3m
Ramsey is 3 miles south-west of Harwich
north-west
6m
Ramsey is 6 miles north-west of Walton-on-the-Naze
south-west
6m
Ramsey is 6 miles south-west of Felixstowe
east
7m
Ramsey is 7 miles east of Manningtree
north
7m
Ramsey is 7 miles north of Frinton-on-Sea
south
9m
Ramsey is 9 miles south of Ipswich
south
10m
Ramsey is 10 miles south of Kesgrave
north
10m
Ramsey is 10 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea
north-east
12m
Ramsey is 12 miles north-east of Brightlingsea
north-east
12m
Ramsey is 12 miles north-east of Wivenhoe

What are the nearest cities to Ramsey?

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

east
14m
Ramsey is 14 miles east of Colchester
north-east
34m
Ramsey is 34 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north-east
35m
Ramsey is 35 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
north
45m
Ramsey is 45 miles north of Canterbury
south
49m
Ramsey is 49 miles south of Norwich
east
51m
Ramsey is 51 miles east of Cambridge
south-east
52m
Ramsey is 52 miles south-east of Ely
north-east
63m
Ramsey is 63 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
65m
Ramsey is 65 miles north-east of London
north-east
65m
Ramsey is 65 miles north-east of City of Westminster