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Where is Wicken?

Wicken is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, two miles south-west of the town of Soham, 11 miles north-east of the major city of Cambridge, and 58 miles north of London. Wicken lies three miles west of the Suffolk border. Wicken 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 Wicken is Ely.

Wicken on a map

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

Which county is Wicken in?

Wicken is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyCambridgeshire
Administrative CountyCambridgeshire

Where is Wicken in Cambridgeshire?

Wicken is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Wicken within Cambridgeshire
Location of Wicken within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Wicken?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wicken is CB7 5XU.

Where is Wicken in CB7?

Wicken is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CB7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CB7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wicken within CB7
Location of Wicken within CB7

What is the post town for Wicken?

The post town for Wicken is Ely. Wicken is in the CB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ely.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wicken?

The centre of Wicken is located at position 52.31214° latitude and 0.30287° longitude.

Latitude52.31214°
Longitude0.30287°

What is the easting and northing of Wicken?

The centre of Wicken is located at the grid reference easting 557082 and northing 270723 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting557082
Northing270723

What are the nearest towns to Wicken?

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

south-west
2m
Wicken is 2 miles south-west of Soham
north-west
6m
Wicken is 6 miles north-west of Newmarket
west
9m
Wicken is 9 miles west of Mildenhall
south-east
15m
Wicken is 15 miles south-east of Chatteris
east
16m
Wicken is 16 miles east of St Ives
south-west
17m
Wicken is 17 miles south-west of Brandon
north
17m
Wicken is 17 miles north of Haverhill
west
18m
Wicken is 18 miles west of Bury St Edmunds
south-east
19m
Wicken is 19 miles south-east of March
south-east
20m
Wicken is 20 miles south-east of Ramsey

What are the nearest cities to Wicken?

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

south
6m
Wicken is 6 miles south of Ely
north-east
11m
Wicken is 11 miles north-east of Cambridge
south-east
29m
Wicken is 29 miles south-east of Peterborough
north-west
39m
Wicken is 39 miles north-west of Colchester
north
40m
Wicken is 40 miles north of Chelmsford
south-west
47m
Wicken is 47 miles south-west of Norwich
north-east
47m
Wicken is 47 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
49m
Wicken is 49 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north
56m
Wicken is 56 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north
58m
Wicken is 58 miles north of City of London

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