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Where is Forthay?

Forthay is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, one mile south-west of the town of Dursley, 15 miles south of the major city of Gloucester, 37 miles east of Cardiff, and 97 miles west of London. Forthay lies seven miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Forthay falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL11 postcode district.

Forthay on a map

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

Which county is Forthay in?

Forthay 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 Forthay in Gloucestershire?

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

Map showing location of Forthay within Gloucestershire
Location of Forthay within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Forthay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forthay is GL11 6EA.

Where is Forthay in GL11?

Forthay is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the GL11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forthay within GL11
Location of Forthay within GL11

What is the latitude and longitude of Forthay?

The centre of Forthay is located at position 51.66543° latitude and -2.36984° longitude.

Latitude51.66543°
Longitude-2.36984°

What is the easting and northing of Forthay?

The centre of Forthay is located at the grid reference easting 374518 and northing 196359 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting374518
Northing196359

What are the nearest towns to Forthay?

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

south-west
1m
Forthay is 1 mile south-west of Dursley
north
2m
Forthay is 2 miles north of Wotton-under-Edge
south-west
7m
Forthay is 7 miles south-west of Stonehouse
west
7m
Forthay is 7 miles west of Nailsworth
north-east
8m
Forthay is 8 miles north-east of Thornbury
south-east
8m
Forthay is 8 miles south-east of Lydney
west
8m
Forthay is 8 miles west of Minchinhampton
south-west
9m
Forthay is 9 miles south-west of Stroud
north
9m
Forthay is 9 miles north of Chipping Sodbury
north
9m
Forthay is 9 miles north of Yate

What are the nearest cities to Forthay?

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

south
15m
Forthay is 15 miles south of Gloucester
north-east
18m
Forthay is 18 miles north-east of Bristol
north
20m
Forthay is 20 miles north of Bath
east
27m
Forthay is 27 miles east of Newport
south-east
31m
Forthay is 31 miles south-east of Hereford
north
34m
Forthay is 34 miles north of Wells
south
37m
Forthay is 37 miles south of Worcester
east
37m
Forthay is 37 miles east of Cardiff
north-west
48m
Forthay is 48 miles north-west of Salisbury
west
48m
Forthay is 48 miles west of Oxford