Kingdown is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles south-east of the town of Nailsea, six miles south-west of the major city of Bristol, 23 miles east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Kingdown lies three miles south-east of the Bristol border. Kingdown falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset. It is in the BS40 postcode district. The post town for Kingdown is Bristol.
Kingdown is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of North Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | North Somerset |
Kingdown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kingdown is BS40 8DP.
Kingdown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BS40 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS40 postcode district.
The post town for Kingdown is Bristol. Kingdown is in the BS40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Kingdown is located at position 51.37466° latitude and -2.68322° longitude.
Latitude | 51.37466° |
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Longitude | -2.68322° |
The centre of Kingdown is located at the grid reference easting 352541 and northing 164177 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 352541 |
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Northing | 164177 |
Position of Kingdown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingdown to the centre of the town.
Position of Kingdown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingdown to the centre of the city.