Atherstone is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, two miles north-east of the town of Ilminster, 28 miles south of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 39 miles south of Cardiff, and 126 miles west of London. Atherstone lies six miles west of the Dorset border. Atherstone falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA19 postcode district. The post town for Atherstone is Ilminster.
Atherstone 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 |
Atherstone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Atherstone is TA19 9JR.
Atherstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA19 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA19 postcode district.
The post town for Atherstone is Ilminster. Atherstone is in the TA19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilminster.
The centre of Atherstone is located at position 50.94461° latitude and -2.87797° longitude.
Latitude | 50.94461° |
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Longitude | -2.87797° |
The centre of Atherstone is located at the grid reference easting 338415 and northing 116497 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 338415 |
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Northing | 116497 |
Position of Atherstone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Atherstone to the centre of the town.
Position of Atherstone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Atherstone to the centre of the city.