East Compton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, one mile south of the town of Shepton Mallet, 17 miles south-west of the major city of Bath, 34 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 107 miles west of London. East Compton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA4 postcode district. The post town for East Compton is Shepton Mallet.
East Compton 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 |
East Compton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of East Compton is BA4 4NR.
East Compton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA4 postcode district.
The post town for East Compton is Shepton Mallet. East Compton is in the BA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shepton Mallet.
The centre of East Compton is located at position 51.17204° latitude and -2.55055° longitude.
Latitude | 51.17204° |
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Longitude | -2.55055° |
The centre of East Compton is located at the grid reference easting 361607 and northing 141567 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 361607 |
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Northing | 141567 |
Position of East Compton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of East Compton to the centre of the town.
Position of East Compton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of East Compton to the centre of the city.