Buckland Down is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles south-east of the town of Radstock, eight miles south of the major city of Bath, 37 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 100 miles west of London. Buckland Down lies five miles west of the Wiltshire border. Buckland Down falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA11 postcode district. The post town for Buckland Down is Frome.
Buckland Down is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Buckland Down is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Buckland Down is BA11 2RH.
Buckland Down is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BA11 postcode district.
The post town for Buckland Down is Frome. Buckland Down is in the BA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Frome.
The centre of Buckland Down is located at position 51.26618° latitude and -2.39812° longitude.
Latitude | 51.26618° |
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Longitude | -2.39812° |
The centre of Buckland Down is located at the grid reference easting 372320 and northing 151968 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 372320 |
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Northing | 151968 |
Position of Buckland Down relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Buckland Down to the centre of the town.
Position of Buckland Down relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Buckland Down to the centre of the city.