Gorsley is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, three miles west of the town of Newent, ten miles north-west of the major city of Gloucester, 44 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 104 miles west of London. Gorsley lies just south-east of the Herefordshire border. Gorsley falls within the district council of Forest of Dean, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the HR9 postcode district. The post town for Gorsley is Ross-on-Wye.
Gorsley 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 |
Gorsley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gorsley is HR9 7FA.
Gorsley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HR9 postcode district.
The post town for Gorsley is Ross-on-Wye. Gorsley is in the HR9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ross-on-Wye.
The centre of Gorsley is located at position 51.93153° latitude and -2.46493° longitude.
Latitude | 51.93153° |
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Longitude | -2.46493° |
The centre of Gorsley is located at the grid reference easting 368129 and northing 225993 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 368129 |
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Northing | 225993 |
Position of Gorsley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gorsley to the centre of the town.
Position of Gorsley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gorsley to the centre of the city.