Ford is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles south-west of the town of Minehead, 27 miles south-west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 26 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 149 miles west of London. Ford falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA24 postcode district. The post town for Ford is Minehead.
Ford 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 |
Ford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ford is TA24 8RW.
Ford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA24 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TA24 postcode district.
The post town for Ford is Minehead. Ford is in the TA24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Minehead.
The centre of Ford is located at position 51.17272° latitude and -3.53232° longitude.
Latitude | 51.17272° |
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Longitude | -3.53232° |
The centre of Ford is located at the grid reference easting 292974 and northing 142614 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 292974 |
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Northing | 142614 |
Position of Ford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ford to the centre of the town.
Position of Ford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ford to the centre of the city.