Downhead is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Somerton, 27 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 40 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 113 miles west of London. Downhead lies three miles north-west of the Dorset border. Downhead falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA22 postcode district. The post town for Downhead is Yeovil.
Downhead 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 |
Downhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Downhead is BA22 7RG.
Downhead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA22 postcode district.
The post town for Downhead is Yeovil. Downhead is in the BA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Yeovil.
The centre of Downhead is located at position 51.02479° latitude and -2.61957° longitude.
Latitude | 51.02479° |
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Longitude | -2.61957° |
The centre of Downhead is located at the grid reference easting 356643 and northing 125229 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 356643 |
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Northing | 125229 |
Position of Downhead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Downhead to the centre of the town.
Position of Downhead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Downhead to the centre of the city.