Amesbury is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, seven miles south-west of the town of Tidworth, 25 miles north-west of the major city of Southampton, 64 miles east of Cardiff, and 75 miles west of London. Amesbury lies four miles west of the Hampshire border. Amesbury falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP4 postcode district. The post town for Amesbury is Salisbury.
Amesbury 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 |
Amesbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Amesbury is SP4 7AW.
Amesbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP4 postcode district.
The post town for Amesbury is Salisbury. Amesbury is in the SP4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.
The centre of Amesbury is located at position 51.17189° latitude and -1.78052° longitude.
Latitude | 51.17189° |
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Longitude | -1.78052° |
The centre of Amesbury is located at the grid reference easting 415441 and northing 141429 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 415441 |
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Northing | 141429 |
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.