Hammersmith is located in the county of Greater London, London, five miles west of the city of City of Westminster, 13 miles south-east of the major town of Watford, and five miles west of London. Hammersmith lies five miles west of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Hammersmith falls within the London borough council of Hammersmith and Fulham, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the W6 postcode district. The post town for Hammersmith is London.
Hammersmith is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Middlesex, and the administrative county of Greater London.
Ceremonial County | Greater London |
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Historic County | Middlesex |
Administrative County | Greater London |
Hammersmith is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater London.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hammersmith is W6 9JX.
Hammersmith is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the W6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the W6 postcode district.
The post town for Hammersmith is London. Hammersmith is in the W6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.
The centre of Hammersmith is located at position 51.4928° latitude and -0.23434° longitude.
Latitude | 51.4928° |
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Longitude | -0.23434° |
The centre of Hammersmith is located at the grid reference easting 522674 and northing 178573 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 522674 |
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Northing | 178573 |
Position of Hammersmith relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hammersmith to the centre of the town.
Position of Hammersmith relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hammersmith to the centre of the city.