Butcombe is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, six miles south-east of the town of Nailsea, eight miles south-west of the major city of Bristol, 23 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles west of London. Butcombe lies five miles south-east of the Bristol border. Butcombe falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. It is in the BS40 postcode district. The post town for Butcombe is Bristol.
Butcombe is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of North Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | North Somerset |
Butcombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Butcombe is BS40 7UT.
Butcombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS40 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS40 postcode district.
The post town for Butcombe is Bristol. Butcombe is in the BS40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Butcombe is located at position 51.35159° latitude and -2.69836° longitude.
Latitude | 51.35159° |
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Longitude | -2.69836° |
The centre of Butcombe is located at the grid reference easting 351463 and northing 161622 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 351463 |
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Northing | 161622 |
Position of Butcombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Butcombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Butcombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Butcombe to the centre of the city.