Howley is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, one mile north-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge, 16 miles south of the major city of Gloucester, 36 miles east of Cardiff, and 97 miles west of London. Howley lies six miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Howley falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL12 postcode district. The post town for Howley is Wotton-under-Edge.
Howley is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | Gloucestershire |
Howley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Howley is GL12 7PL.
Howley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL12 postcode district.
The post town for Howley is Wotton-under-Edge. Howley is in the GL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wotton-under-Edge.
The centre of Howley is located at position 51.64802° latitude and -2.37646° longitude.
Latitude | 51.64802° |
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Longitude | -2.37646° |
The centre of Howley is located at the grid reference easting 374049 and northing 194425 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 374049 |
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Northing | 194425 |
Position of Howley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Howley to the centre of the town.
Position of Howley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Howley to the centre of the city.