Dunkirk is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Chipping Sodbury, 13 miles north of the major city of Bath, 38 miles east of Cardiff, and 94 miles west of London. Dunkirk lies roughly one mile north-west of the Wiltshire border. Dunkirk falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the GL9 postcode district. The post town for Dunkirk is Badminton.
Dunkirk is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | South Gloucestershire |
Dunkirk is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunkirk is GL9 1AJ.
Dunkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL9 postcode district.
The post town for Dunkirk is Badminton. Dunkirk is in the GL9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Badminton.
The centre of Dunkirk is located at position 51.57234° latitude and -2.30477° longitude.
Latitude | 51.57234° |
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Longitude | -2.30477° |
The centre of Dunkirk is located at the grid reference easting 378975 and northing 185985 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 378975 |
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Northing | 185985 |
Position of Dunkirk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunkirk to the centre of the town.
Position of Dunkirk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunkirk to the centre of the city.