Ashton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles south of the town of Axbridge, nine miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 22 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 119 miles west of London. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BS28 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Wedmore.
Ashton 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 |
Ashton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is BS28 4QE.
Ashton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BS28 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BS28 postcode district.
The post town for Ashton is Wedmore. Ashton is in the BS28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wedmore.
The centre of Ashton is located at position 51.24453° latitude and -2.84256° longitude.
Latitude | 51.24453° |
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Longitude | -2.84256° |
The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 341285 and northing 149822 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 341285 |
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Northing | 149822 |
Position of Ashton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashton to the centre of the town.
Position of Ashton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashton to the centre of the city.