Carey is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, five miles north-west of the town of Ross-on-Wye, 18 miles north-west of the major city of Gloucester, 41 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 112 miles west of London. Carey lies six miles north-west of the Gloucestershire border. Carey falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR2 postcode district. The post town for Carey is Hereford.
Carey is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.
Ceremonial County | Herefordshire |
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Historic County | Herefordshire |
Administrative County | County of Herefordshire |
Carey is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Herefordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Carey is HR2 6NG.
Carey is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HR2 postcode district.
The post town for Carey is Hereford. Carey is in the HR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.
The centre of Carey is located at position 51.97575° latitude and -2.63725° longitude.
Latitude | 51.97575° |
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Longitude | -2.63725° |
The centre of Carey is located at the grid reference easting 356325 and northing 231001 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 356325 |
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Northing | 231001 |
Position of Carey relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Carey to the centre of the town.
Position of Carey relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Carey to the centre of the city.