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Where is Compton Bassett?

Compton Bassett is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles east of the town of Calne, 11 miles south-west of the major town of Swindon, 53 miles east of Cardiff, and 79 miles west of London. Compton Bassett falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN11 postcode district. The post town for Compton Bassett is Calne.

Compton Bassett on a map

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

Which county is Compton Bassett in?

Compton Bassett is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.

Ceremonial CountyWiltshire
Historic CountyWiltshire
Administrative CountyWiltshire

Where is Compton Bassett in Wiltshire?

Compton Bassett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.

Map showing location of Compton Bassett within Wiltshire
Location of Compton Bassett within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Compton Bassett?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Compton Bassett is SN11 8RF.

Where is Compton Bassett in SN11?

Compton Bassett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SN11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Compton Bassett within SN11
Location of Compton Bassett within SN11

What is the post town for Compton Bassett?

The post town for Compton Bassett is Calne. Compton Bassett is in the SN11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Calne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Compton Bassett?

The centre of Compton Bassett is located at position 51.44731° latitude and -1.94748° longitude.

Latitude51.44731°
Longitude-1.94748°

What is the easting and northing of Compton Bassett?

The centre of Compton Bassett is located at the grid reference easting 403747 and northing 172037 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting403747
Northing172037

What are the nearest towns to Compton Bassett?

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

east
3m
Compton Bassett is 3 miles east of Calne
south
7m
Compton Bassett is 7 miles south of Royal Wootton Bassett
north
7m
Compton Bassett is 7 miles north of Devizes
east
7m
Compton Bassett is 7 miles east of Chippenham
west
10m
Compton Bassett is 10 miles west of Marlborough
north-east
10m
Compton Bassett is 10 miles north-east of Melksham
east
10m
Compton Bassett is 10 miles east of Corsham
south-west
11m
Compton Bassett is 11 miles south-west of Swindon
south-east
12m
Compton Bassett is 12 miles south-east of Malmesbury
south
14m
Compton Bassett is 14 miles south of Cricklade

What are the nearest cities to Compton Bassett?

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

east
18m
Compton Bassett is 18 miles east of Bath
north
27m
Compton Bassett is 27 miles north of Salisbury
east
28m
Compton Bassett is 28 miles east of Bristol
south-east
32m
Compton Bassett is 32 miles south-east of Gloucester
north-east
34m
Compton Bassett is 34 miles north-east of Wells
south-west
36m
Compton Bassett is 36 miles south-west of Oxford
north-west
38m
Compton Bassett is 38 miles north-west of Winchester
north-west
44m
Compton Bassett is 44 miles north-west of Southampton
east
46m
Compton Bassett is 46 miles east of Newport
south
53m
Compton Bassett is 53 miles south of Worcester