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Where is Hook?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Hook as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Hook
Map showing location of Hook within the UK
Location of Hook within the UK

Which county is Hook in?

Hook is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.

Ceremonial CountyWiltshire
Historic CountyWiltshire
Administrative CountyWiltshire

Where is Hook in Wiltshire?

Hook is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.

Map showing location of Hook within Wiltshire
Location of Hook within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Hook?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hook is SN4 8EB.

Where is Hook in SN4?

Hook is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SN4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SN4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hook within SN4
Location of Hook within SN4

What is the post town for Hook?

The post town for Hook is Swindon. Hook is in the SN4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hook?

The centre of Hook is located at position 51.55899° latitude and -1.88924° longitude.

Latitude51.55899°
Longitude-1.88924°

What is the easting and northing of Hook?

The centre of Hook is located at the grid reference easting 407775 and northing 184462 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting407775
Northing184462

What are the nearest towns to Hook?

Position of Hook relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hook to the centre of the town.

north-east
1m
Hook is 1 mile north-east of Royal Wootton Bassett
west
4m
Hook is 4 miles west of Swindon
south
6m
Hook is 6 miles south of Cricklade
south-west
9m
Hook is 9 miles south-west of Highworth
east
9m
Hook is 9 miles east of Malmesbury
north-east
10m
Hook is 10 miles north-east of Calne
south-west
11m
Hook is 11 miles south-west of Fairford
south
11m
Hook is 11 miles south of Cirencester
north-west
12m
Hook is 12 miles north-west of Marlborough
north-east
12m
Hook is 12 miles north-east of Chippenham

What are the nearest cities to Hook?

Position of Hook relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hook to the centre of the city.

north-east
24m
Hook is 24 miles north-east of Bath
south-east
26m
Hook is 26 miles south-east of Gloucester
south-west
30m
Hook is 30 miles south-west of Oxford
east
32m
Hook is 32 miles east of Bristol
north
34m
Hook is 34 miles north of Salisbury
north-east
41m
Hook is 41 miles north-east of Wells
north-west
43m
Hook is 43 miles north-west of Winchester
south
46m
Hook is 46 miles south of Worcester
east
48m
Hook is 48 miles east of Newport
south-east
49m
Hook is 49 miles south-east of Hereford