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Where is Elton?

Elton is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles east of the town of Cinderford, nine miles west of the major city of Gloucester, 39 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 102 miles west of London. Elton lies four miles south-east of the Herefordshire border. Elton falls within the district council of Forest of Dean, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL14 postcode district.

Elton on a map

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

Which county is Elton in?

Elton is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountyGloucestershire

Where is Elton in Gloucestershire?

Elton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Elton within Gloucestershire
Location of Elton within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Elton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elton is GL14 1JJ.

Where is Elton in GL14?

Elton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Elton within GL14
Location of Elton within GL14

What is the latitude and longitude of Elton?

The centre of Elton is located at position 51.82524° latitude and -2.44713° longitude.

Latitude51.82524°
Longitude-2.44713°

What is the easting and northing of Elton?

The centre of Elton is located at the grid reference easting 369281 and northing 214163 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting369281
Northing214163

What are the nearest towns to Elton?

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

east
2m
Elton is 2 miles east of Cinderford
south-east
3m
Elton is 3 miles south-east of Mitcheldean
south
7m
Elton is 7 miles south of Newent
east
8m
Elton is 8 miles east of Coleford
north-east
8m
Elton is 8 miles north-east of Lydney
south-east
8m
Elton is 8 miles south-east of Ross-on-Wye
north-west
9m
Elton is 9 miles north-west of Stonehouse
north
11m
Elton is 11 miles north of Dursley
west
11m
Elton is 11 miles west of Painswick
north-west
11m
Elton is 11 miles north-west of Stroud

What are the nearest cities to Elton?

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

west
9m
Elton is 9 miles west of Gloucester
south-east
20m
Elton is 20 miles south-east of Hereford
north
27m
Elton is 27 miles north of Bristol
south
27m
Elton is 27 miles south of Worcester
north-east
29m
Elton is 29 miles north-east of Newport
north
31m
Elton is 31 miles north of Bath
north-east
39m
Elton is 39 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
43m
Elton is 43 miles north of Wells
south-west
51m
Elton is 51 miles south-west of Birmingham
west
51m
Elton is 51 miles west of Oxford