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Where is Avon?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Avon in?

Avon is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.

Ceremonial CountyHampshire
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyHampshire

Where is Avon in Hampshire?

Avon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.

Map showing location of Avon within Hampshire
Location of Avon within Hampshire

What is the postcode for Avon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Avon is BH23 7BL.

Where is Avon in BH23?

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.

Map showing location of Avon within BH23
Location of Avon within BH23

What is the post town for Avon?

The post town for Avon is Christchurch. Avon is in the BH23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Christchurch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Avon?

The centre of Avon is located at position 50.78866° latitude and -1.79337° longitude.

Latitude50.78866°
Longitude-1.79337°

What is the easting and northing of Avon?

The centre of Avon is located at the grid reference easting 414662 and northing 98808 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting414662
Northing98808

What are the nearest towns to Avon?

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

north
4m
Avon is 4 miles north of Christchurch
south
4m
Avon is 4 miles south of Ringwood
east
4m
Avon is 4 miles east of Ferndown
north-east
6m
Avon is 6 miles north-east of Bournemouth
west
7m
Avon is 7 miles west of New Milton
south-east
7m
Avon is 7 miles south-east of Verwood
east
9m
Avon is 9 miles east of Wimborne Minster
north-east
9m
Avon is 9 miles north-east of Poole
south
10m
Avon is 10 miles south of Fordingbridge
west
11m
Avon is 11 miles west of Lymington

What are the nearest cities to Avon?

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

south-west
19m
Avon is 19 miles south-west of Southampton
south
19m
Avon is 19 miles south of Salisbury
south-west
28m
Avon is 28 miles south-west of Winchester
west
31m
Avon is 31 miles west of Portsmouth
west
45m
Avon is 45 miles west of Chichester
south-east
47m
Avon is 47 miles south-east of Wells
south-east
48m
Avon is 48 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
58m
Avon is 58 miles south-east of Bristol
south
71m
Avon is 71 miles south of Oxford
west
72m
Avon is 72 miles west of Brighton and Hove