Gloucester is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, six miles north of the town of Painswick, 48 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 94 miles west of London. Gloucester falls within the district council of Gloucester, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL1 postcode district. The post town for Gloucester is Gloucester.
Gloucester is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | Gloucestershire |
Gloucester is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gloucester is GL1 1TP.
Gloucester is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL1 postcode district.
The post town for Gloucester is Gloucester. Gloucester is in the GL1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gloucester.
The centre of Gloucester is located at position 51.86455° latitude and -2.24694° longitude.
Latitude | 51.86455° |
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Longitude | -2.24694° |
The centre of Gloucester is located at the grid reference easting 383093 and northing 218470 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 383093 |
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Northing | 218470 |
Position of Gloucester relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gloucester to the centre of the town.
Position of Gloucester relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gloucester to the centre of the city.