Avon is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, four miles north of the town of Christchurch, six miles north-east of the major town of Bournemouth, 77 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 88 miles south-west of London. Avon lies just east of the Dorset border. Avon falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the BH23 postcode district. The post town for Avon is Christchurch.
Avon is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Avon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Avon is BH23 7BL.
Avon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BH23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BH23 postcode district.
The post town for Avon is Christchurch. Avon is in the BH23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Christchurch.
The centre of Avon is located at position 50.78866° latitude and -1.79337° longitude.
Latitude | 50.78866° |
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Longitude | -1.79337° |
The centre of Avon is located at the grid reference easting 414662 and northing 98808 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 414662 |
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Northing | 98808 |
Position of Avon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Avon to the centre of the town.
Position of Avon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Avon to the centre of the city.