Alvediston is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, seven miles east of the town of Shaftesbury, 20 miles north of the major town of Poole, 59 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 90 miles south-west of London. Alvediston lies three miles north-east of the Dorset border. Alvediston falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP5 postcode district. The post town for Alvediston is Salisbury.
Alvediston is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Alvediston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Alvediston is SP5 5JY.
Alvediston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP5 postcode district.
The post town for Alvediston is Salisbury. Alvediston is in the SP5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.
The centre of Alvediston is located at position 51.01012° latitude and -2.03471° longitude.
Latitude | 51.01012° |
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Longitude | -2.03471° |
The centre of Alvediston is located at the grid reference easting 397661 and northing 123416 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 397661 |
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Northing | 123416 |
Position of Alvediston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alvediston to the centre of the town.
Position of Alvediston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alvediston to the centre of the city.