GetTheData logo

Where is Compton Bishop?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Compton Bishop in?

Compton Bishop 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 Compton Bishop in Somerset?

Compton Bishop is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of Compton Bishop within Somerset
Location of Compton Bishop within Somerset

What is the postcode for Compton Bishop?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Compton Bishop is BS26 2EX.

Where is Compton Bishop in BS26?

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.

Map showing location of Compton Bishop within BS26
Location of Compton Bishop within BS26

What is the post town for Compton Bishop?

The post town for Compton Bishop is Axbridge. Compton Bishop is in the BS26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Axbridge.

What is the latitude and longitude of Compton Bishop?

The centre of Compton Bishop is located at position 51.2915° latitude and -2.85754° longitude.

Latitude51.2915°
Longitude-2.85754°

What is the easting and northing of Compton Bishop?

The centre of Compton Bishop is located at the grid reference easting 340300 and northing 155056 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting340300
Northing155056

What are the nearest towns to Compton Bishop?

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

west
2m
Compton Bishop is 2 miles west of Axbridge
south-east
6m
Compton Bishop is 6 miles south-east of Weston-super-Mare
north-east
7m
Compton Bishop is 7 miles north-east of Burnham-on-Sea
south
10m
Compton Bishop is 10 miles south of Clevedon
south-west
11m
Compton Bishop is 11 miles south-west of Nailsea
north-west
12m
Compton Bishop is 12 miles north-west of Glastonbury
north-west
12m
Compton Bishop is 12 miles north-west of Street
north-east
13m
Compton Bishop is 13 miles north-east of Bridgwater
south
14m
Compton Bishop is 14 miles south of Portishead
north-west
15m
Compton Bishop is 15 miles north-west of Shepton Mallet

What are the nearest cities to Compton Bishop?

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

north-west
11m
Compton Bishop is 11 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
16m
Compton Bishop is 16 miles south-west of Bristol
south-east
19m
Compton Bishop is 19 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
21m
Compton Bishop is 21 miles south of Newport
west
22m
Compton Bishop is 22 miles west of Bath
south-west
48m
Compton Bishop is 48 miles south-west of Gloucester
west
49m
Compton Bishop is 49 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
49m
Compton Bishop is 49 miles north-east of Exeter
south-east
52m
Compton Bishop is 52 miles south-east of Swansea
south
53m
Compton Bishop is 53 miles south of Hereford