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Where is Scarborough?

Scarborough is located in the county of Kent, South East England, one mile north-east of the town of Snodland, four miles south-west of the major town of Chatham, and 29 miles south-east of London. Scarborough falls within the district council of Tonbridge and Malling, under the county council of Kent. It is in the ME1 postcode district. The post town for Scarborough is Rochester.

Scarborough on a map

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

Which county is Scarborough in?

Scarborough is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Scarborough in Kent?

Scarborough is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Kent.

Map showing location of Scarborough within Kent
Location of Scarborough within Kent

What is the postcode for Scarborough?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Scarborough is ME1 3SS.

Where is Scarborough in ME1?

Scarborough is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the ME1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ME1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Scarborough within ME1
Location of Scarborough within ME1

What is the post town for Scarborough?

The post town for Scarborough is Rochester. Scarborough is in the ME1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rochester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Scarborough?

The centre of Scarborough is located at position 51.33992° latitude and 0.47048° longitude.

Latitude51.33992°
Longitude0.47048°

What is the easting and northing of Scarborough?

The centre of Scarborough is located at the grid reference easting 572173 and northing 162989 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting572173
Northing162989

What are the nearest towns to Scarborough?

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

north-east
1m
Scarborough is 1 mile north-east of Snodland
south
4m
Scarborough is 4 miles south of Rochester
south-west
4m
Scarborough is 4 miles south-west of Chatham
north-east
4m
Scarborough is 4 miles north-east of West Malling
south-west
5m
Scarborough is 5 miles south-west of Gillingham
north-west
5m
Scarborough is 5 miles north-west of Maidstone
south-east
8m
Scarborough is 8 miles south-east of Gravesend
south-east
9m
Scarborough is 9 miles south-east of Northfleet
south-east
10m
Scarborough is 10 miles south-east of Tilbury
south-east
11m
Scarborough is 11 miles south-east of Swanscombe

What are the nearest cities to Scarborough?

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

south-west
17m
Scarborough is 17 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
west
27m
Scarborough is 27 miles west of Canterbury
south-east
27m
Scarborough is 27 miles south-east of City of London
south
27m
Scarborough is 27 miles south of Chelmsford
east
28m
Scarborough is 28 miles east of City of Westminster
east
28m
Scarborough is 28 miles east of London
south-west
42m
Scarborough is 42 miles south-west of Colchester
north-east
45m
Scarborough is 45 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south-east
45m
Scarborough is 45 miles south-east of St Albans
south
62m
Scarborough is 62 miles south of Cambridge