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Where is Blackwater?

Blackwater is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, six miles north-west of the town of Chard, 26 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 38 miles south of Cardiff, and 133 miles west of London. Blackwater lies two miles east of the Devon border. Blackwater falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA20 postcode district. The post town for Blackwater is Chard.

Blackwater on a map

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

Which county is Blackwater in?

Blackwater 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 Blackwater in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Blackwater within Somerset
Location of Blackwater within Somerset

What is the postcode for Blackwater?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackwater is TA20 3LD.

Where is Blackwater in TA20?

Blackwater is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Blackwater within TA20
Location of Blackwater within TA20

What is the post town for Blackwater?

The post town for Blackwater is Chard. Blackwater is in the TA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chard.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackwater?

The centre of Blackwater is located at position 50.93189° latitude and -3.05009° longitude.

Latitude50.93189°
Longitude-3.05009°

What is the easting and northing of Blackwater?

The centre of Blackwater is located at the grid reference easting 326303 and northing 115241 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting326303
Northing115241

What are the nearest towns to Blackwater?

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

north-west
6m
Blackwater is 6 miles north-west of Chard
west
6m
Blackwater is 6 miles west of Ilminster
south-east
6m
Blackwater is 6 miles south-east of Taunton
south-east
8m
Blackwater is 8 miles south-east of Wellington
west
11m
Blackwater is 11 miles west of South Petherton
north
11m
Blackwater is 11 miles north of Axminster
north-east
11m
Blackwater is 11 miles north-east of Honiton
south
11m
Blackwater is 11 miles south of North Petherton
west
12m
Blackwater is 12 miles west of Crewkerne
south-west
12m
Blackwater is 12 miles south-west of Langport

What are the nearest cities to Blackwater?

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

north-east
26m
Blackwater is 26 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
26m
Blackwater is 26 miles south-west of Wells
south
38m
Blackwater is 38 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
41m
Blackwater is 41 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
43m
Blackwater is 43 miles south-west of Bath
south
45m
Blackwater is 45 miles south of Newport
west
56m
Blackwater is 56 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
61m
Blackwater is 61 miles south-east of Swansea
north-east
62m
Blackwater is 62 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
72m
Blackwater is 72 miles west of Southampton