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Where is West Head?

West Head is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, three miles north-west of the town of Downham Market, 24 miles east of the major city of Peterborough, and 79 miles north of London. West Head lies four miles north-east of the Cambridgeshire border. West Head falls within the district council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the PE34 postcode district. The post town for West Head is King's Lynn.

West Head on a map

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

Which county is West Head in?

West Head is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is West Head in Norfolk?

West Head is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Norfolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Norfolk.

Map showing location of West Head within Norfolk
Location of West Head within Norfolk

What is the postcode for West Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Head is PE34 3NJ.

Where is West Head in PE34?

West Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PE34 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE34 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Head within PE34
Location of West Head within PE34

What is the post town for West Head?

The post town for West Head is King's Lynn. West Head is in the PE34 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of King's Lynn.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Head?

The centre of West Head is located at position 52.62634° latitude and 0.32571° longitude.

Latitude52.62634°
Longitude0.32571°

What is the easting and northing of West Head?

The centre of West Head is located at the grid reference easting 557514 and northing 305714 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting557514
Northing305714

What are the nearest towns to West Head?

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

north-west
3m
West Head is 3 miles north-west of Downham Market
east
7m
West Head is 7 miles east of Wisbech
south
9m
West Head is 9 miles south of King's Lynn
north-east
11m
West Head is 11 miles north-east of March
south-east
14m
West Head is 14 miles south-east of Long Sutton
west
15m
West Head is 15 miles west of Swaffham
north-east
17m
West Head is 17 miles north-east of Chatteris
north-west
18m
West Head is 18 miles north-west of Brandon
east
20m
West Head is 20 miles east of Whittlesey
north
20m
West Head is 20 miles north of Soham

What are the nearest cities to West Head?

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

north
16m
West Head is 16 miles north of Ely
east
24m
West Head is 24 miles east of Peterborough
north
30m
West Head is 30 miles north of Cambridge
west
41m
West Head is 41 miles west of Norwich
south-east
55m
West Head is 55 miles south-east of Lincoln
north-west
56m
West Head is 56 miles north-west of Colchester
north-east
61m
West Head is 61 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
east
61m
West Head is 61 miles east of Leicester
north
62m
West Head is 62 miles north of Chelmsford
east
66m
West Head is 66 miles east of Nottingham