Charlton is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles east of the town of Shaftesbury, 20 miles north of the major town of Poole, 56 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 94 miles south-west of London. Charlton lies just north-east of the Dorset border. Charlton falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Charlton is Shaftesbury.
Charlton is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Charlton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlton is SP7 0EN.
Charlton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district.
The post town for Charlton is Shaftesbury. Charlton is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.
The centre of Charlton is located at position 50.99452° latitude and -2.136° longitude.
Latitude | 50.99452° |
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Longitude | -2.136° |
The centre of Charlton is located at the grid reference easting 390552 and northing 121689 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 390552 |
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Northing | 121689 |
Position of Charlton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlton to the centre of the town.
Position of Charlton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlton to the centre of the city.