Soham is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles south-east of the city of Ely, 13 miles north-east of the major city of Cambridge, and 60 miles north of London. Soham lies three miles west of the Suffolk border. Soham falls within the district council of East Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB7 postcode district. The post town for Soham is Ely.
Soham is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Soham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Soham is CB7 5HD.
Soham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CB7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CB7 postcode district.
The post town for Soham is Ely. Soham is in the CB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ely.
The centre of Soham is located at position 52.33167° latitude and 0.33865° longitude.
Latitude | 52.33167° |
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Longitude | 0.33865° |
The centre of Soham is located at the grid reference easting 559451 and northing 272973 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 559451 |
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Northing | 272973 |
Position of Soham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Soham to the centre of the town.
Position of Soham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Soham to the centre of the city.