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 is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | 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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Handy Cross is TA4 3PL.
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.
The post town for Handy Cross is Taunton. Handy Cross is in the TA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Taunton.
The centre of Handy Cross is located at position 51.07663° latitude and -3.25338° longitude.
Latitude | 51.07663° |
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Longitude | -3.25338° |
The centre of Handy Cross is located at the grid reference easting 312291 and northing 131559 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 312291 |
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Northing | 131559 |
Position of Handy Cross relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Handy Cross to the centre of the town.
Position of Handy Cross relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Handy Cross to the centre of the city.