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Where is Woolwich?

Woolwich is located in the county of Greater London, London, seven miles east of the city of City of London, 18 miles west of the major town of Basildon, and nine miles east of London. Woolwich lies six miles north-west of the Kent border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Woolwich falls within the London borough council of Greenwich, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the SE18 postcode district. The post town for Woolwich is London.

Woolwich on a map

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

Which county is Woolwich in?

Woolwich is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Woolwich in Greater London?

Woolwich is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater London.

Map showing location of Woolwich within Greater London
Location of Woolwich within Greater London

What is the postcode for Woolwich?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Woolwich is SE18 6QP.

Where is Woolwich in SE18?

Woolwich is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SE18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SE18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Woolwich within SE18
Location of Woolwich within SE18

What is the post town for Woolwich?

The post town for Woolwich is London. Woolwich is in the SE18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of Woolwich?

The centre of Woolwich is located at position 51.49047° latitude and 0.06345° longitude.

Latitude51.49047°
Longitude0.06345°

What is the easting and northing of Woolwich?

The centre of Woolwich is located at the grid reference easting 543354 and northing 178854 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting543354
Northing178854

What are the nearest towns to Woolwich?

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

north-west
8m
Woolwich is 8 miles north-west of Swanley
west
8m
Woolwich is 8 miles west of Dartford
south
9m
Woolwich is 9 miles south of Chigwell
west
10m
Woolwich is 10 miles west of Swanscombe
west
11m
Woolwich is 11 miles west of Grays
south
11m
Woolwich is 11 miles south of Loughton
west
13m
Woolwich is 13 miles west of Northfleet
west
13m
Woolwich is 13 miles west of Tilbury
north
14m
Woolwich is 14 miles north of Warlingham
west
14m
Woolwich is 14 miles west of Gravesend

What are the nearest cities to Woolwich?

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

east
7m
Woolwich is 7 miles east of City of London
east
8m
Woolwich is 8 miles east of City of Westminster
east
8m
Woolwich is 8 miles east of London
south-west
25m
Woolwich is 25 miles south-west of Chelmsford
south-east
25m
Woolwich is 25 miles south-east of St Albans
west
28m
Woolwich is 28 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
45m
Woolwich is 45 miles south-west of Colchester
west
46m
Woolwich is 46 miles west of Canterbury
north
47m
Woolwich is 47 miles north of Brighton and Hove
south
49m
Woolwich is 49 miles south of Cambridge

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