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Where is Shingay?

Shingay is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles north-west of the town of Royston, 11 miles south-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 41 miles north of London. Shingay lies two miles east of the Bedfordshire border. Shingay falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the SG8 postcode district. The post town for Shingay is Royston.

Shingay on a map

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

Which county is Shingay in?

Shingay is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyCambridgeshire
Administrative CountyCambridgeshire

Where is Shingay in Cambridgeshire?

Shingay is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Shingay within Cambridgeshire
Location of Shingay within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Shingay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shingay is SG8 0HP.

Where is Shingay in SG8?

Shingay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SG8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shingay within SG8
Location of Shingay within SG8

What is the post town for Shingay?

The post town for Shingay is Royston. Shingay is in the SG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Royston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shingay?

The centre of Shingay is located at position 52.1035° latitude and -0.0931° longitude.

Latitude52.1035°
Longitude-0.0931°

What is the easting and northing of Shingay?

The centre of Shingay is located at the grid reference easting 530703 and northing 246734 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting530703
Northing246734

What are the nearest towns to Shingay?

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

north-west
5m
Shingay is 5 miles north-west of Royston
east
5m
Shingay is 5 miles east of Potton
east
7m
Shingay is 7 miles east of Biggleswade
north-east
8m
Shingay is 8 miles north-east of Stotfold
east
9m
Shingay is 9 miles east of Sandy
north-east
9m
Shingay is 9 miles north-east of Baldock
north-east
11m
Shingay is 11 miles north-east of Letchworth
north-east
11m
Shingay is 11 miles north-east of Shefford
north
11m
Shingay is 11 miles north of Buntingford
south-east
11m
Shingay is 11 miles south-east of St Neots

What are the nearest cities to Shingay?

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

south-west
11m
Shingay is 11 miles south-west of Cambridge
south-west
25m
Shingay is 25 miles south-west of Ely
north
26m
Shingay is 26 miles north of St Albans
east
28m
Shingay is 28 miles east of Milton Keynes
south
33m
Shingay is 33 miles south of Peterborough
north-west
35m
Shingay is 35 miles north-west of Chelmsford
north
41m
Shingay is 41 miles north of City of London
north
41m
Shingay is 41 miles north of London
north
42m
Shingay is 42 miles north of City of Westminster
west
45m
Shingay is 45 miles west of Colchester