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Where is Handy Cross?

Handy Cross is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Wiveliscombe, 22 miles south-west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 28 miles south of Cardiff, and 139 miles west of London. Handy Cross lies seven miles north-east of the Devon border. Handy Cross falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA4 postcode district. The post town for Handy Cross is Taunton.

Handy Cross on a map

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

Which county is Handy Cross in?

Handy Cross is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Handy Cross in Somerset?

Handy Cross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of Handy Cross within Somerset
Location of Handy Cross within Somerset

What is the postcode for Handy Cross?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Handy Cross is TA4 3PL.

Where is Handy Cross in TA4?

Handy Cross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Handy Cross within TA4
Location of Handy Cross within TA4

What is the post town for Handy Cross?

The post town for Handy Cross is Taunton. Handy Cross is in the TA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Taunton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Handy Cross?

The centre of Handy Cross is located at position 51.07663° latitude and -3.25338° longitude.

Latitude51.07663°
Longitude-3.25338°

What is the easting and northing of Handy Cross?

The centre of Handy Cross is located at the grid reference easting 312291 and northing 131559 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting312291
Northing131559

What are the nearest towns to Handy Cross?

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

north-east
4m
Handy Cross is 4 miles north-east of Wiveliscombe
north
7m
Handy Cross is 7 miles north of Wellington
north-west
8m
Handy Cross is 8 miles north-west of Taunton
south-east
8m
Handy Cross is 8 miles south-east of Watchet
west
10m
Handy Cross is 10 miles west of North Petherton
west
11m
Handy Cross is 11 miles west of Bridgwater
east
13m
Handy Cross is 13 miles east of Dulverton
south-east
13m
Handy Cross is 13 miles south-east of Minehead
north-east
16m
Handy Cross is 16 miles north-east of Tiverton
south-west
16m
Handy Cross is 16 miles south-west of Burnham-on-Sea

What are the nearest cities to Handy Cross?

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

north-east
27m
Handy Cross is 27 miles north-east of Exeter
west
28m
Handy Cross is 28 miles west of Wells
south
28m
Handy Cross is 28 miles south of Cardiff
south
37m
Handy Cross is 37 miles south of Newport
south-west
38m
Handy Cross is 38 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
44m
Handy Cross is 44 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
48m
Handy Cross is 48 miles south-east of Swansea
north-east
62m
Handy Cross is 62 miles north-east of Plymouth
west
63m
Handy Cross is 63 miles west of Salisbury
south-west
70m
Handy Cross is 70 miles south-west of Gloucester