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Where is Ashington?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Ashington as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Ashington
Map showing location of Ashington within the UK
Location of Ashington within the UK

Which county is Ashington in?

Ashington is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Ashington in Somerset?

Ashington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Ashington within Somerset
Location of Ashington within Somerset

What is the postcode for Ashington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashington is BA22 8ED.

Where is Ashington in BA22?

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.

Map showing location of Ashington within BA22
Location of Ashington within BA22

What is the post town for Ashington?

The post town for Ashington is Yeovil. Ashington is in the BA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yeovil.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashington?

The centre of Ashington is located at position 50.99018° latitude and -2.62622° longitude.

Latitude50.99018°
Longitude-2.62622°

What is the easting and northing of Ashington?

The centre of Ashington is located at the grid reference easting 356144 and northing 121385 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting356144
Northing121385

What are the nearest towns to Ashington?

Position of Ashington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashington to the centre of the town.

north
3m
Ashington is 3 miles north of Yeovil
north-west
6m
Ashington is 6 miles north-west of Sherborne
south-east
6m
Ashington is 6 miles south-east of Somerton
south-west
8m
Ashington is 8 miles south-west of Castle Cary
east
9m
Ashington is 9 miles east of South Petherton
east
9m
Ashington is 9 miles east of Langport
north-east
10m
Ashington is 10 miles north-east of Crewkerne
south-west
10m
Ashington is 10 miles south-west of Wincanton
south-east
11m
Ashington is 11 miles south-east of Street
west
11m
Ashington is 11 miles west of Stalbridge

What are the nearest cities to Ashington?

Position of Ashington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashington to the centre of the city.

south
15m
Ashington is 15 miles south of Wells
south-west
30m
Ashington is 30 miles south-west of Bath
south
32m
Ashington is 32 miles south of Bristol
west
37m
Ashington is 37 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
41m
Ashington is 41 miles south-east of Cardiff
north-east
44m
Ashington is 44 miles north-east of Exeter
south
44m
Ashington is 44 miles south of Newport
west
54m
Ashington is 54 miles west of Southampton
west
58m
Ashington is 58 miles west of Winchester
south
63m
Ashington is 63 miles south of Gloucester