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Where is Shimpling?

Shimpling is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, four miles north-west of the town of Acton, 18 miles north-west of the major town of Colchester, and 56 miles north-east of London. Shimpling lies three miles north of the Essex border. Shimpling falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP29 postcode district. The post town for Shimpling is Bury St. Edmunds.

Shimpling on a map

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

Which county is Shimpling in?

Shimpling 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 Shimpling in Suffolk?

Shimpling is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Suffolk.

Map showing location of Shimpling within Suffolk
Location of Shimpling within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Shimpling?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shimpling is IP29 4HG.

Where is Shimpling in IP29?

Shimpling is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP29 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IP29 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shimpling within IP29
Location of Shimpling within IP29

What is the post town for Shimpling?

The post town for Shimpling is Bury St. Edmunds. Shimpling is in the IP29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury St. Edmunds.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shimpling?

The centre of Shimpling is located at position 52.12938° latitude and 0.71731° longitude.

Latitude52.12938°
Longitude0.71731°

What is the easting and northing of Shimpling?

The centre of Shimpling is located at the grid reference easting 586092 and northing 251379 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting586092
Northing251379

What are the nearest towns to Shimpling?

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

north-west
4m
Shimpling is 4 miles north-west of Acton
north
6m
Shimpling is 6 miles north of Sudbury
north-east
7m
Shimpling is 7 miles north-east of Clare
south
8m
Shimpling is 8 miles south of Bury St Edmunds
north-west
12m
Shimpling is 12 miles north-west of Hadleigh
east
12m
Shimpling is 12 miles east of Haverhill
west
13m
Shimpling is 13 miles west of Stowmarket
north
13m
Shimpling is 13 miles north of Halstead
west
14m
Shimpling is 14 miles west of Needham Market
south-east
15m
Shimpling is 15 miles south-east of Newmarket

What are the nearest cities to Shimpling?

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

north-west
18m
Shimpling is 18 miles north-west of Colchester
east
26m
Shimpling is 26 miles east of Cambridge
south-east
27m
Shimpling is 27 miles south-east of Ely
north
29m
Shimpling is 29 miles north of Chelmsford
north
41m
Shimpling is 41 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
42m
Shimpling is 42 miles south-west of Norwich
south-east
51m
Shimpling is 51 miles south-east of Peterborough
north-east
52m
Shimpling is 52 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
55m
Shimpling is 55 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
56m
Shimpling is 56 miles north-east of London