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Where is Sizewell?

Sizewell is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, two miles east of the town of Leiston, 22 miles north-east of the major town of Ipswich, and 89 miles north-east of London. Sizewell falls within the district council of East Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP16 postcode district. The post town for Sizewell is Leiston.

Sizewell on a map

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

Which county is Sizewell in?

Sizewell 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 Sizewell in Suffolk?

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

Map showing location of Sizewell within Suffolk
Location of Sizewell within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Sizewell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sizewell is IP16 4UD.

Where is Sizewell in IP16?

Sizewell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IP16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IP16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sizewell within IP16
Location of Sizewell within IP16

What is the post town for Sizewell?

The post town for Sizewell is Leiston. Sizewell is in the IP16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leiston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sizewell?

The centre of Sizewell is located at position 52.20715° latitude and 1.61942° longitude.

Latitude52.20715°
Longitude1.61942°

What is the easting and northing of Sizewell?

The centre of Sizewell is located at the grid reference easting 647390 and northing 262722 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting647390
Northing262722

What are the nearest towns to Sizewell?

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

east
2m
Sizewell is 2 miles east of Leiston
north
4m
Sizewell is 4 miles north of Aldeburgh
east
5m
Sizewell is 5 miles east of Saxmundham
south
9m
Sizewell is 9 miles south of Southwold
south-east
11m
Sizewell is 11 miles south-east of Halesworth
east
12m
Sizewell is 12 miles east of Wickham Market
east
12m
Sizewell is 12 miles east of Framlingham
north-east
15m
Sizewell is 15 miles north-east of Woodbridge
south
18m
Sizewell is 18 miles south of Beccles
south-east
19m
Sizewell is 19 miles south-east of Bungay

What are the nearest cities to Sizewell?

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

south-east
32m
Sizewell is 32 miles south-east of Norwich
north-east
38m
Sizewell is 38 miles north-east of Colchester
north-east
59m
Sizewell is 59 miles north-east of Chelmsford
east
59m
Sizewell is 59 miles east of Ely
north-east
60m
Sizewell is 60 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea
east
64m
Sizewell is 64 miles east of Cambridge
north
68m
Sizewell is 68 miles north of Canterbury
east
83m
Sizewell is 83 miles east of Peterborough
north-east
88m
Sizewell is 88 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
89m
Sizewell is 89 miles north-east of London