Henton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles west of the city of Wells, 15 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 27 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 114 miles west of London. Henton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA5 postcode district. The post town for Henton is Wells.
Henton 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 |
Henton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Henton is BA5 1PD.
Henton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BA5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BA5 postcode district.
The post town for Henton is Wells. Henton is in the BA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wells.
The centre of Henton is located at position 51.20544° latitude and -2.72574° longitude.
Latitude | 51.20544° |
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Longitude | -2.72574° |
The centre of Henton is located at the grid reference easting 349396 and northing 145387 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 349396 |
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Northing | 145387 |
Position of Henton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Henton to the centre of the town.
Position of Henton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Henton to the centre of the city.