Hook is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, one mile north-east of the town of Royal Wootton Bassett, four miles west of the major town of Swindon, 56 miles east of Cardiff, and 76 miles west of London. Hook lies six miles south-east of the Gloucestershire border. Hook falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN4 postcode district. The post town for Hook is Swindon.
Hook 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 |
Hook is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hook is SN4 8EB.
Hook is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SN4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SN4 postcode district.
The post town for Hook is Swindon. Hook is in the SN4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.
The centre of Hook is located at position 51.55899° latitude and -1.88924° longitude.
Latitude | 51.55899° |
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Longitude | -1.88924° |
The centre of Hook is located at the grid reference easting 407775 and northing 184462 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 407775 |
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Northing | 184462 |
Position of Hook relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hook to the centre of the town.
Position of Hook relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hook to the centre of the city.