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  1. Southend

Where is Southend?

Southend is located in the county of Berkshire, South East England, five miles north of the town of Tadley, eight miles west of the major town of Reading, and 44 miles west of London. Southend lies four miles north of the Hampshire border. Southend falls within the unitary authority of West Berkshire. It is in the RG7 postcode district. The post town for Southend is Reading.

Southend on a map

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

Which county is Southend in?

Southend is in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of West Berkshire.

Ceremonial CountyBerkshire
Historic CountyBerkshire
Administrative CountyWest Berkshire

Where is Southend in Berkshire?

Southend is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Berkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Berkshire.

Map showing location of Southend within Berkshire
Location of Southend within Berkshire

What is the postcode for Southend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Southend is RG7 6HE.

Where is Southend in RG7?

Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the RG7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RG7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Southend within RG7
Location of Southend within RG7

What is the post town for Southend?

The post town for Southend is Reading. Southend is in the RG7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Reading.

What is the latitude and longitude of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at position 51.43058° latitude and -1.14562° longitude.

Latitude51.43058°
Longitude-1.14562°

What is the easting and northing of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at the grid reference easting 459493 and northing 170522 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting459493
Northing170522

What are the nearest towns to Southend?

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

north
5m
Southend is 5 miles north of Tadley
east
5m
Southend is 5 miles east of Thatcham
west
8m
Southend is 8 miles west of Reading
east
8m
Southend is 8 miles east of Newbury
west
10m
Southend is 10 miles west of Woodley
north
12m
Southend is 12 miles north of Basingstoke
south
12m
Southend is 12 miles south of Wallingford
south-west
13m
Southend is 13 miles south-west of Henley-on-Thames
south
13m
Southend is 13 miles south of Didcot
west
14m
Southend is 14 miles west of Wokingham

What are the nearest cities to Southend?

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

south
23m
Southend is 23 miles south of Oxford
north
26m
Southend is 26 miles north of Winchester
north-east
38m
Southend is 38 miles north-east of Salisbury
north
38m
Southend is 38 miles north of Southampton
south-west
41m
Southend is 41 miles south-west of St Albans
north
44m
Southend is 44 miles north of Portsmouth
north
44m
Southend is 44 miles north of Chichester
west
44m
Southend is 44 miles west of London
west
44m
Southend is 44 miles west of City of Westminster
south
46m
Southend is 46 miles south of Milton Keynes

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