Iron Acton is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, two miles west of the town of Yate, nine miles north-east of the major city of Bristol, 31 miles east of Cardiff, and 101 miles west of London. Iron Acton lies four miles north-east of the Bristol border. Iron Acton falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the BS37 postcode district. The post town for Iron Acton is Bristol.
Iron Acton is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | South Gloucestershire |
Iron Acton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Iron Acton is BS37 9UJ.
Iron Acton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS37 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BS37 postcode district.
The post town for Iron Acton is Bristol. Iron Acton is in the BS37 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Iron Acton is located at position 51.55017° latitude and -2.46594° longitude.
Latitude | 51.55017° |
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Longitude | -2.46594° |
The centre of Iron Acton is located at the grid reference easting 367789 and northing 183579 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 367789 |
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Northing | 183579 |
Position of Iron Acton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Iron Acton to the centre of the town.
Position of Iron Acton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Iron Acton to the centre of the city.