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Where is Downhead?

Downhead is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles east of the town of Shepton Mallet, 12 miles south of the major city of Bath, 37 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 102 miles west of London. Downhead lies seven miles west of the Wiltshire border. Downhead falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA4 postcode district. The post town for Downhead is Shepton Mallet.

Downhead on a map

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

Which county is Downhead in?

Downhead 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 Downhead in Somerset?

Downhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Downhead within Somerset
Location of Downhead within Somerset

What is the postcode for Downhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Downhead is BA4 4LQ.

Where is Downhead in BA4?

Downhead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Downhead within BA4
Location of Downhead within BA4

What is the post town for Downhead?

The post town for Downhead is Shepton Mallet. Downhead is in the BA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shepton Mallet.

What is the latitude and longitude of Downhead?

The centre of Downhead is located at position 51.21169° latitude and -2.44415° longitude.

Latitude51.21169°
Longitude-2.44415°

What is the easting and northing of Downhead?

The centre of Downhead is located at the grid reference easting 369072 and northing 145926 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting369072
Northing145926

What are the nearest towns to Downhead?

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

east
5m
Downhead is 5 miles east of Shepton Mallet
south
5m
Downhead is 5 miles south of Midsomer Norton
west
5m
Downhead is 5 miles west of Frome
south
6m
Downhead is 6 miles south of Radstock
north
7m
Downhead is 7 miles north of Bruton
north
9m
Downhead is 9 miles north of Castle Cary
north
11m
Downhead is 11 miles north of Wincanton
north-west
11m
Downhead is 11 miles north-west of Mere
west
11m
Downhead is 11 miles west of Warminster
west
12m
Downhead is 12 miles west of Westbury

What are the nearest cities to Downhead?

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

east
9m
Downhead is 9 miles east of Wells
south
12m
Downhead is 12 miles south of Bath
south
18m
Downhead is 18 miles south of Bristol
west
30m
Downhead is 30 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
35m
Downhead is 35 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
37m
Downhead is 37 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
46m
Downhead is 46 miles south of Gloucester
north-west
50m
Downhead is 50 miles north-west of Southampton
west
50m
Downhead is 50 miles west of Winchester
north-east
58m
Downhead is 58 miles north-east of Exeter