Compton Bishop is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, two miles west of the town of Axbridge, six miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 19 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 119 miles west of London. Compton Bishop falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BS26 postcode district. The post town for Compton Bishop is Axbridge.
Compton Bishop 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 |
Compton Bishop is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Compton Bishop is BS26 2EX.
Compton Bishop is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS26 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS26 postcode district.
The post town for Compton Bishop is Axbridge. Compton Bishop is in the BS26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Axbridge.
The centre of Compton Bishop is located at position 51.2915° latitude and -2.85754° longitude.
Latitude | 51.2915° |
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Longitude | -2.85754° |
The centre of Compton Bishop is located at the grid reference easting 340300 and northing 155056 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 340300 |
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Northing | 155056 |
Position of Compton Bishop relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Compton Bishop to the centre of the town.
Position of Compton Bishop relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Compton Bishop to the centre of the city.