Kilkenny is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Castle Cary, 21 miles south-west of the major city of Bath, 36 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 109 miles west of London. Kilkenny falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA4 postcode district. The post town for Kilkenny is Shepton Mallet.
Kilkenny is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Kilkenny is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kilkenny is BA4 6RU.
Kilkenny is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA4 postcode district.
The post town for Kilkenny is Shepton Mallet. Kilkenny is in the BA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shepton Mallet.
The centre of Kilkenny is located at position 51.11525° latitude and -2.5711° longitude.
Latitude | 51.11525° |
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Longitude | -2.5711° |
The centre of Kilkenny is located at the grid reference easting 360121 and northing 135262 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 360121 |
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Northing | 135262 |
Position of Kilkenny relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kilkenny to the centre of the town.
Position of Kilkenny relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kilkenny to the centre of the city.