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Where is Risby?

Risby is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, four miles west of the town of Bury St Edmunds, 22 miles east of the major city of Cambridge, and 61 miles north-east of London. Risby lies six miles east of the Cambridgeshire border. Risby falls within the district council of West Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP28 postcode district. The post town for Risby is Bury St. Edmunds.

Risby on a map

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

Which county is Risby in?

Risby is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Risby in Suffolk?

Risby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Risby within Suffolk
Location of Risby within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Risby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Risby is IP28 6QR.

Where is Risby in IP28?

Risby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP28 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IP28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Risby within IP28
Location of Risby within IP28

What is the post town for Risby?

The post town for Risby is Bury St. Edmunds. Risby is in the IP28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury St. Edmunds.

What is the latitude and longitude of Risby?

The centre of Risby is located at position 52.26751° latitude and 0.63158° longitude.

Latitude52.26751°
Longitude0.63158°

What is the easting and northing of Risby?

The centre of Risby is located at the grid reference easting 579667 and northing 266523 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting579667
Northing266523

What are the nearest towns to Risby?

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

west
4m
Risby is 4 miles west of Bury St Edmunds
south-east
7m
Risby is 7 miles south-east of Mildenhall
east
10m
Risby is 10 miles east of Newmarket
south-west
11m
Risby is 11 miles south-west of Thetford
south
12m
Risby is 12 miles south of Brandon
east
13m
Risby is 13 miles east of Soham
north
13m
Risby is 13 miles north of Clare
north-west
15m
Risby is 15 miles north-west of Acton
north-east
15m
Risby is 15 miles north-east of Haverhill
north
16m
Risby is 16 miles north of Sudbury

What are the nearest cities to Risby?

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

south-east
18m
Risby is 18 miles south-east of Ely
east
22m
Risby is 22 miles east of Cambridge
north-west
29m
Risby is 29 miles north-west of Colchester
north
37m
Risby is 37 miles north of Chelmsford
south-west
38m
Risby is 38 miles south-west of Norwich
south-east
43m
Risby is 43 miles south-east of Peterborough
north
50m
Risby is 50 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
55m
Risby is 55 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
61m
Risby is 61 miles north-east of City of London
east
61m
Risby is 61 miles east of Milton Keynes