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Where is Capton?

Capton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, two miles south of the town of Watchet, 20 miles south-west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 24 miles south of Cardiff, and 140 miles west of London. Capton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA4 postcode district. The post town for Capton is Taunton.

Capton on a map

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

Which county is Capton in?

Capton 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 Capton in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Capton within Somerset
Location of Capton within Somerset

What is the postcode for Capton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Capton is TA4 4LX.

Where is Capton in TA4?

Capton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Capton within TA4
Location of Capton within TA4

What is the post town for Capton?

The post town for Capton is Taunton. Capton is in the TA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Taunton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Capton?

The centre of Capton is located at position 51.14699° latitude and -3.31738° longitude.

Latitude51.14699°
Longitude-3.31738°

What is the easting and northing of Capton?

The centre of Capton is located at the grid reference easting 307948 and northing 139461 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting307948
Northing139461

What are the nearest towns to Capton?

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

south
2m
Capton is 2 miles south of Watchet
north
7m
Capton is 7 miles north of Wiveliscombe
south-east
8m
Capton is 8 miles south-east of Minehead
north
12m
Capton is 12 miles north of Wellington
north-east
13m
Capton is 13 miles north-east of Dulverton
north-west
13m
Capton is 13 miles north-west of Taunton
west
14m
Capton is 14 miles west of Bridgwater
west
14m
Capton is 14 miles west of North Petherton
south-west
15m
Capton is 15 miles south-west of Burnham-on-Sea
south
18m
Capton is 18 miles south of Barry

What are the nearest cities to Capton?

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

south
24m
Capton is 24 miles south of Cardiff
west
29m
Capton is 29 miles west of Wells
north
31m
Capton is 31 miles north of Exeter
south-west
33m
Capton is 33 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
38m
Capton is 38 miles south-west of Bristol
south-east
42m
Capton is 42 miles south-east of Swansea
west
45m
Capton is 45 miles west of Bath
north-east
65m
Capton is 65 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
66m
Capton is 66 miles west of Salisbury
south-west
68m
Capton is 68 miles south-west of Gloucester