Faringdon is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, five miles south-east of the town of Lechlade-on-Thames, 11 miles north-east of the major town of Swindon, and 63 miles west of London. Faringdon lies three miles east of the Gloucestershire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Faringdon falls within the district council of Vale of White Horse, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the SN7 postcode district. The post town for Faringdon is Faringdon.
Faringdon is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Faringdon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Faringdon is SN7 7HP.
Faringdon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SN7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SN7 postcode district.
The post town for Faringdon is Faringdon. Faringdon is in the SN7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Faringdon.
The centre of Faringdon is located at position 51.65814° latitude and -1.58364° longitude.
Latitude | 51.65814° |
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Longitude | -1.58364° |
The centre of Faringdon is located at the grid reference easting 428898 and northing 195566 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 428898 |
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Northing | 195566 |
Position of Faringdon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Faringdon to the centre of the town.
Position of Faringdon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Faringdon to the centre of the city.