Hawkesbury is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Chipping Sodbury, 14 miles north of the major city of Bath, 37 miles east of Cardiff, and 95 miles west of London. Hawkesbury lies three miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Hawkesbury falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the GL9 postcode district. The post town for Hawkesbury is Badminton.
Hawkesbury is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | South Gloucestershire |
Hawkesbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hawkesbury is GL9 1BN.
Hawkesbury is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL9 postcode district.
The post town for Hawkesbury is Badminton. Hawkesbury is in the GL9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Badminton.
The centre of Hawkesbury is located at position 51.58006° latitude and -2.33806° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58006° |
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Longitude | -2.33806° |
The centre of Hawkesbury is located at the grid reference easting 376672 and northing 186854 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 376672 |
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Northing | 186854 |
Position of Hawkesbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawkesbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Hawkesbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawkesbury to the centre of the city.