Chard is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Ilminster, 27 miles east of the major city of Exeter, 43 miles south of Cardiff, and 131 miles west of London. Chard lies roughly one mile east of the Devon border. Chard falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA20 postcode district. The post town for Chard is Chard.
Chard 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 |
Chard is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Chard is TA20 1GZ.
Chard is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA20 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TA20 postcode district.
The post town for Chard is Chard. Chard is in the TA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chard.
The centre of Chard is located at position 50.87271° latitude and -2.96586° longitude.
Latitude | 50.87271° |
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Longitude | -2.96586° |
The centre of Chard is located at the grid reference easting 332136 and northing 108579 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 332136 |
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Northing | 108579 |
Position of Chard relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chard to the centre of the town.
Position of Chard relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chard to the centre of the city.