Bourton is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, four miles south-east of the town of Highworth, five miles east of the major town of Swindon, 65 miles east of Cardiff, and 66 miles west of London. Bourton lies just north-east of the Wiltshire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Bourton falls within the district council of Vale of White Horse, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the SN6 postcode district. The post town for Bourton is Swindon.
Bourton is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Bourton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bourton is SN6 8HZ.
Bourton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SN6 postcode district.
The post town for Bourton is Swindon. Bourton is in the SN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.
The centre of Bourton is located at position 51.58152° latitude and -1.66699° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58152° |
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Longitude | -1.66699° |
The centre of Bourton is located at the grid reference easting 423171 and northing 187014 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 423171 |
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Northing | 187014 |
Position of Bourton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bourton to the centre of the town.
Position of Bourton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bourton to the centre of the city.