Ashampstead is located in the county of Berkshire, South East England, seven miles north-east of the town of Thatcham, nine miles west of the major town of Reading, and 46 miles west of London. Ashampstead lies three miles south of the Oxfordshire border. Ashampstead falls within the unitary authority of West Berkshire. It is in the RG8 postcode district. The post town for Ashampstead is Reading.
Ashampstead is in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of West Berkshire.
Ceremonial County | Berkshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | West Berkshire |
Ashampstead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Berkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Berkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashampstead is RG8 8RT.
Ashampstead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the RG8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RG8 postcode district.
The post town for Ashampstead is Reading. Ashampstead is in the RG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Reading.
The centre of Ashampstead is located at position 51.48882° latitude and -1.18606° longitude.
Latitude | 51.48882° |
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Longitude | -1.18606° |
The centre of Ashampstead is located at the grid reference easting 456610 and northing 176966 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 456610 |
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Northing | 176966 |
Position of Ashampstead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashampstead to the centre of the town.
Position of Ashampstead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashampstead to the centre of the city.