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Where is Horton?

Horton is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles north-east of the town of Chipping Sodbury, 12 miles north of the major city of Bath, 36 miles east of Cardiff, and 96 miles west of London. Horton lies four miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Horton falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the BS37 postcode district. The post town for Horton is Bristol.

Horton on a map

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

Which county is Horton in?

Horton is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountySouth Gloucestershire

Where is Horton in Gloucestershire?

Horton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Horton within Gloucestershire
Location of Horton within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Horton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Horton is BS37 6QH.

Where is Horton in BS37?

Horton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BS37 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BS37 postcode district.

Map showing location of Horton within BS37
Location of Horton within BS37

What is the post town for Horton?

The post town for Horton is Bristol. Horton is in the BS37 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.

What is the latitude and longitude of Horton?

The centre of Horton is located at position 51.55924° latitude and -2.35438° longitude.

Latitude51.55924°
Longitude-2.35438°

What is the easting and northing of Horton?

The centre of Horton is located at the grid reference easting 375529 and northing 184544 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375529
Northing184544

What are the nearest towns to Horton?

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

north-east
2m
Horton is 2 miles north-east of Chipping Sodbury
north-east
3m
Horton is 3 miles north-east of Yate
south
5m
Horton is 5 miles south of Wotton-under-Edge
south-east
8m
Horton is 8 miles south-east of Thornbury
south
8m
Horton is 8 miles south of Dursley
east
8m
Horton is 8 miles east of Bradley Stoke
south-west
10m
Horton is 10 miles south-west of Tetbury
east
10m
Horton is 10 miles east of Filton
south-west
11m
Horton is 11 miles south-west of Nailsworth
west
11m
Horton is 11 miles west of Malmesbury

What are the nearest cities to Horton?

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

north
12m
Horton is 12 miles north of Bath
north-east
13m
Horton is 13 miles north-east of Bristol
south
22m
Horton is 22 miles south of Gloucester
north-east
27m
Horton is 27 miles north-east of Wells
east
28m
Horton is 28 miles east of Newport
east
36m
Horton is 36 miles east of Cardiff
south-east
38m
Horton is 38 miles south-east of Hereford
north-west
42m
Horton is 42 miles north-west of Salisbury
south
44m
Horton is 44 miles south of Worcester
west
49m
Horton is 49 miles west of Oxford