Horton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, two miles west of the town of Ilminster, 29 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 39 miles south of Cardiff, and 130 miles west of London. Horton lies four miles east of the Devon border. Horton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA19 postcode district. The post town for Horton is Ilminster.
Horton is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Horton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Horton is TA19 9SQ.
Horton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TA19 postcode district.
The post town for Horton is Ilminster. Horton is in the TA19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilminster.
The centre of Horton is located at position 50.92891° latitude and -2.96739° longitude.
Latitude | 50.92891° |
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Longitude | -2.96739° |
The centre of Horton is located at the grid reference easting 332110 and northing 114830 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 332110 |
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Northing | 114830 |
Position of Horton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Horton to the centre of the town.
Position of Horton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Horton to the centre of the city.