Amesbury is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Midsomer Norton, seven miles south-west of the major city of Bath, 31 miles east of Cardiff, and 103 miles west of London. Amesbury lies six miles south-east of the Bristol border. Amesbury falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. It is in the BA2 postcode district. The post town for Amesbury is Bath.
Amesbury is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Bath and North East Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Bath and North East Somerset |
Amesbury is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Amesbury is BA2 0HF.
Amesbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BA2 postcode district.
The post town for Amesbury is Bath. Amesbury is in the BA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bath.
The centre of Amesbury is located at position 51.32641° latitude and -2.49634° longitude.
Latitude | 51.32641° |
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Longitude | -2.49634° |
The centre of Amesbury is located at the grid reference easting 365513 and northing 158707 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 365513 |
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Northing | 158707 |
Position of Amesbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Amesbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Amesbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Amesbury to the centre of the city.