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Where is West Stow?

West Stow is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, four miles north-west of the town of Bury St Edmunds, 24 miles east of the major city of Cambridge, and 64 miles north-east of London. West Stow lies seven miles south of the Norfolk border. West Stow falls within the district council of West Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP28 postcode district. The post town for West Stow is Bury St. Edmunds.

West Stow on a map

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

Which county is West Stow in?

West Stow 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 West Stow in Suffolk?

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

Map showing location of West Stow within Suffolk
Location of West Stow within Suffolk

What is the postcode for West Stow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Stow is IP28 6ET.

Where is West Stow in IP28?

West Stow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IP28 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IP28 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Stow within IP28
Location of West Stow within IP28

What is the post town for West Stow?

The post town for West Stow is Bury St. Edmunds. West Stow is in the IP28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury St. Edmunds.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Stow?

The centre of West Stow is located at position 52.30164° latitude and 0.66457° longitude.

Latitude52.30164°
Longitude0.66457°

What is the easting and northing of West Stow?

The centre of West Stow is located at the grid reference easting 581778 and northing 270401 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting581778
Northing270401

What are the nearest towns to West Stow?

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

north-west
4m
West Stow is 4 miles north-west of Bury St Edmunds
east
7m
West Stow is 7 miles east of Mildenhall
south-west
9m
West Stow is 9 miles south-west of Thetford
south
10m
West Stow is 10 miles south of Brandon
east
12m
West Stow is 12 miles east of Newmarket
east
14m
West Stow is 14 miles east of Soham
north
16m
West Stow is 16 miles north of Clare
north-west
16m
West Stow is 16 miles north-west of Stowmarket
north
16m
West Stow is 16 miles north of Acton
north-east
18m
West Stow is 18 miles north-east of Haverhill

What are the nearest cities to West Stow?

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

east
18m
West Stow is 18 miles east of Ely
east
24m
West Stow is 24 miles east of Cambridge
north
30m
West Stow is 30 miles north of Colchester
south-west
35m
West Stow is 35 miles south-west of Norwich
north
40m
West Stow is 40 miles north of Chelmsford
south-east
43m
West Stow is 43 miles south-east of Peterborough
north
53m
West Stow is 53 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
57m
West Stow is 57 miles north-east of St Albans
east
63m
West Stow is 63 miles east of Milton Keynes
north-east
63m
West Stow is 63 miles north-east of City of London