Ashington is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Yeovil, 29 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 41 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles west of London. Ashington lies roughly one mile north-west of the Dorset border. Ashington falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA22 postcode district. The post town for Ashington is Yeovil.
Ashington 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 |
Ashington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashington is BA22 8ED.
Ashington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA22 postcode district.
The post town for Ashington is Yeovil. Ashington is in the BA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yeovil.
The centre of Ashington is located at position 50.99018° latitude and -2.62622° longitude.
Latitude | 50.99018° |
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Longitude | -2.62622° |
The centre of Ashington is located at the grid reference easting 356144 and northing 121385 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 356144 |
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Northing | 121385 |
Position of Ashington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashington to the centre of the town.
Position of Ashington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashington to the centre of the city.