Farnborough is located in the county of Berkshire, South East England, four miles south-east of the town of Wantage, 16 miles south of the major city of Oxford, and 54 miles west of London. Farnborough lies just south of the Oxfordshire border. Farnborough falls within the unitary authority of West Berkshire. It is in the OX12 postcode district. The post town for Farnborough is Wantage.
Farnborough is in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of West Berkshire.
Ceremonial County | Berkshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | West Berkshire |
Farnborough is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Berkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Berkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Farnborough is OX12 8NX.
Farnborough is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the OX12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the OX12 postcode district.
The post town for Farnborough is Wantage. Farnborough is in the OX12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wantage.
The centre of Farnborough is located at position 51.53538° latitude and -1.3754° longitude.
Latitude | 51.53538° |
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Longitude | -1.3754° |
The centre of Farnborough is located at the grid reference easting 443420 and northing 182015 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 443420 |
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Northing | 182015 |
Position of Farnborough relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Farnborough to the centre of the town.
Position of Farnborough relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Farnborough to the centre of the city.