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Where is Howton?

Howton is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, nine miles south-west of the city of Hereford, 26 miles north of the major city of Newport, 36 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 121 miles west of London. Howton lies two miles north of the Gwent border. Howton falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR2 postcode district. The post town for Howton is Hereford.

Howton on a map

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

Which county is Howton in?

Howton is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHerefordshire
Historic CountyHerefordshire
Administrative CountyCounty of Herefordshire

Where is Howton in Herefordshire?

Howton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Herefordshire.

Map showing location of Howton within Herefordshire
Location of Howton within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for Howton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Howton is HR2 0BG.

Where is Howton in HR2?

Howton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HR2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Howton within HR2
Location of Howton within HR2

What is the post town for Howton?

The post town for Howton is Hereford. Howton is in the HR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Howton?

The centre of Howton is located at position 51.95836° latitude and -2.85532° longitude.

Latitude51.95836°
Longitude-2.85532°

What is the easting and northing of Howton?

The centre of Howton is located at the grid reference easting 341323 and northing 229220 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting341323
Northing229220

What are the nearest towns to Howton?

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

north-east
12m
Howton is 12 miles north-east of Abergavenny
north-west
12m
Howton is 12 miles north-west of Monmouth
west
12m
Howton is 12 miles west of Ross-on-Wye
north-east
14m
Howton is 14 miles north-east of Crickhowell
south-east
14m
Howton is 14 miles south-east of Hay-on-Wye
north-west
15m
Howton is 15 miles north-west of Coleford
north-east
16m
Howton is 16 miles north-east of Blaenavon
east
16m
Howton is 16 miles east of Talgarth
north-west
17m
Howton is 17 miles north-west of Mitcheldean
north-east
18m
Howton is 18 miles north-east of Brynmawr

What are the nearest cities to Howton?

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

south-west
9m
Howton is 9 miles south-west of Hereford
north
26m
Howton is 26 miles north of Newport
west
27m
Howton is 27 miles west of Gloucester
south-west
32m
Howton is 32 miles south-west of Worcester
north-east
36m
Howton is 36 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
37m
Howton is 37 miles north of Bristol
north-west
45m
Howton is 45 miles north-west of Bath
north-east
52m
Howton is 52 miles north-east of Swansea
north
53m
Howton is 53 miles north of Wells
south-west
53m
Howton is 53 miles south-west of Wolverhampton