Hinton is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, three miles south of the town of Chipping Sodbury, seven miles north of the major city of Bath, 34 miles east of Cardiff, and 97 miles west of London. Hinton lies three miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Hinton falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the SN14 postcode district. The post town for Hinton is Chippenham.
Hinton 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 |
Hinton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hinton is SN14 8HG.
Hinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN14 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SN14 postcode district.
The post town for Hinton is Chippenham. Hinton is in the SN14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chippenham.
The centre of Hinton is located at position 51.48971° latitude and -2.3871° longitude.
Latitude | 51.48971° |
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Longitude | -2.3871° |
The centre of Hinton is located at the grid reference easting 373220 and northing 176822 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 373220 |
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Northing | 176822 |
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.