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Where is Atherstone?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Atherstone in?

Atherstone 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 Atherstone in Somerset?

Atherstone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of Atherstone within Somerset
Location of Atherstone within Somerset

What is the postcode for Atherstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Atherstone is TA19 9JR.

Where is Atherstone in TA19?

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.

Map showing location of Atherstone within TA19
Location of Atherstone within TA19

What is the post town for Atherstone?

The post town for Atherstone is Ilminster. Atherstone is in the TA19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ilminster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Atherstone?

The centre of Atherstone is located at position 50.94461° latitude and -2.87797° longitude.

Latitude50.94461°
Longitude-2.87797°

What is the easting and northing of Atherstone?

The centre of Atherstone is located at the grid reference easting 338415 and northing 116497 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting338415
Northing116497

What are the nearest towns to Atherstone?

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

north-east
2m
Atherstone is 2 miles north-east of Ilminster
west
3m
Atherstone is 3 miles west of South Petherton
north-west
5m
Atherstone is 5 miles north-west of Crewkerne
north-east
6m
Atherstone is 6 miles north-east of Chard
south
7m
Atherstone is 7 miles south of Langport
south-west
10m
Atherstone is 10 miles south-west of Somerton
west
11m
Atherstone is 11 miles west of Yeovil
south-east
11m
Atherstone is 11 miles south-east of Taunton
north-west
11m
Atherstone is 11 miles north-west of Beaminster
south-east
12m
Atherstone is 12 miles south-east of North Petherton

What are the nearest cities to Atherstone?

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

south-west
21m
Atherstone is 21 miles south-west of Wells
north-east
33m
Atherstone is 33 miles north-east of Exeter
south
37m
Atherstone is 37 miles south of Bristol
south-west
38m
Atherstone is 38 miles south-west of Bath
south
39m
Atherstone is 39 miles south of Cardiff
south
45m
Atherstone is 45 miles south of Newport
west
48m
Atherstone is 48 miles west of Salisbury
west
64m
Atherstone is 64 miles west of Southampton
south-east
66m
Atherstone is 66 miles south-east of Swansea
north-east
68m
Atherstone is 68 miles north-east of Plymouth