Hindhead is located in the county of Surrey, South East England, two miles north-west of the town of Haslemere, 11 miles south-west of the major town of Guildford, and 38 miles south-west of London. Hindhead lies just east of the Hampshire border. Hindhead falls within the district council of Waverley, under the county council of Surrey. It is in the GU26 postcode district. The post town for Hindhead is Hindhead.
Hindhead is in the ceremonial county of Surrey, the historic county of Surrey, and the administrative county of Surrey.
Ceremonial County | Surrey |
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Historic County | Surrey |
Administrative County | Surrey |
Hindhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Surrey, and towards the westernmost extremity of Surrey.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hindhead is GU26 6TD.
Hindhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GU26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the GU26 postcode district.
The post town for Hindhead is Hindhead. Hindhead is in the GU26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hindhead.
The centre of Hindhead is located at position 51.11529° latitude and -0.73468° longitude.
Latitude | 51.11529° |
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Longitude | -0.73468° |
The centre of Hindhead is located at the grid reference easting 488664 and northing 135872 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 488664 |
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Northing | 135872 |
Position of Hindhead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hindhead to the centre of the town.
Position of Hindhead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hindhead to the centre of the city.