Filton is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles south-west of the town of Bradley Stoke, four miles north of the major city of Bristol, 26 miles east of Cardiff, and 105 miles west of London. Filton lies just north-east of the Bristol border. Filton falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the BS34 postcode district. The post town for Filton is Bristol.
Filton 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 |
Filton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Filton is BS34 7BX.
Filton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BS34 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS34 postcode district.
The post town for Filton is Bristol. Filton is in the BS34 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Filton is located at position 51.51071° latitude and -2.573° longitude.
Latitude | 51.51071° |
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Longitude | -2.573° |
The centre of Filton is located at the grid reference easting 360332 and northing 179243 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 360332 |
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Northing | 179243 |
Position of Filton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Filton to the centre of the town.
Position of Filton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Filton to the centre of the city.