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Where is West Tilbury?

West Tilbury is located in the county of Essex, Eastern England, two miles north-east of the town of Tilbury, seven miles south of the major town of Basildon, and 23 miles east of London. West Tilbury lies two miles north-west of the Kent border. West Tilbury falls within the unitary authority of Thurrock. It is in the RM18 postcode district. The post town for West Tilbury is Tilbury.

West Tilbury on a map

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

Which county is West Tilbury in?

West Tilbury is in the ceremonial county of Essex, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Thurrock.

Ceremonial CountyEssex
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyThurrock

Where is West Tilbury in Essex?

West Tilbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Essex, and towards the westernmost extremity of Essex.

Map showing location of West Tilbury within Essex
Location of West Tilbury within Essex

What is the postcode for West Tilbury?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Tilbury is RM18 8TX.

Where is West Tilbury in RM18?

West Tilbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the RM18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the RM18 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Tilbury within RM18
Location of West Tilbury within RM18

What is the post town for West Tilbury?

The post town for West Tilbury is Tilbury. West Tilbury is in the RM18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tilbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Tilbury?

The centre of West Tilbury is located at position 51.47638° latitude and 0.39025° longitude.

Latitude51.47638°
Longitude0.39025°

What is the easting and northing of West Tilbury?

The centre of West Tilbury is located at the grid reference easting 566090 and northing 177978 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting566090
Northing177978

What are the nearest towns to West Tilbury?

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

north-east
2m
West Tilbury is 2 miles north-east of Tilbury
north
3m
West Tilbury is 3 miles north of Gravesend
east
3m
West Tilbury is 3 miles east of Grays
north-east
3m
West Tilbury is 3 miles north-east of Northfleet
south-west
4m
West Tilbury is 4 miles south-west of Stanford-le-Hope
east
5m
West Tilbury is 5 miles east of Swanscombe
east
6m
West Tilbury is 6 miles east of Dartford
south
7m
West Tilbury is 7 miles south of Basildon
north-west
8m
West Tilbury is 8 miles north-west of Rochester
north-west
9m
West Tilbury is 9 miles north-west of Chatham

What are the nearest cities to West Tilbury?

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

west
15m
West Tilbury is 15 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south
18m
West Tilbury is 18 miles south of Chelmsford
east
21m
West Tilbury is 21 miles east of City of London
east
22m
West Tilbury is 22 miles east of City of Westminster
east
22m
West Tilbury is 22 miles east of London
west
33m
West Tilbury is 33 miles west of Canterbury
south-west
36m
West Tilbury is 36 miles south-west of Colchester
south-east
37m
West Tilbury is 37 miles south-east of St Albans
north-east
51m
West Tilbury is 51 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south
52m
West Tilbury is 52 miles south of Cambridge