Hinton is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, seven miles east of the town of Hay-on-Wye, 32 miles north of the major city of Newport, 40 miles north of Cardiff, and 127 miles west of London. Hinton lies five miles south-east of the Powys border. Hinton falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR2 postcode district. The post town for Hinton is Hereford.
Hinton is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.
Ceremonial County | Herefordshire |
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Historic County | Herefordshire |
Administrative County | County of Herefordshire |
Hinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Herefordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Herefordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hinton is HR2 0SH.
Hinton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HR2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HR2 postcode district.
The post town for Hinton is Hereford. Hinton is in the HR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.
The centre of Hinton is located at position 52.04409° latitude and -2.96469° longitude.
Latitude | 52.04409° |
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Longitude | -2.96469° |
The centre of Hinton is located at the grid reference easting 333934 and northing 238849 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 333934 |
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Northing | 238849 |
Position of Hinton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hinton to the centre of the town.
Position of Hinton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hinton to the centre of the city.