Heywood is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, one mile north of the town of Westbury, ten miles south-east of the major city of Bath, 45 miles east of Cardiff, and 90 miles west of London. Heywood lies three miles east of the Somerset border. Heywood falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the BA13 postcode district. The post town for Heywood is Westbury.
Heywood is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Heywood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wiltshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Heywood is BA13 4LW.
Heywood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA13 postcode district.
The post town for Heywood is Westbury. Heywood is in the BA13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Westbury.
The centre of Heywood is located at position 51.28118° latitude and -2.18393° longitude.
Latitude | 51.28118° |
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Longitude | -2.18393° |
The centre of Heywood is located at the grid reference easting 387268 and northing 153576 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 387268 |
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Northing | 153576 |
Position of Heywood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Heywood to the centre of the town.
Position of Heywood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Heywood to the centre of the city.