King's Thorn is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, five miles south of the city of Hereford, 22 miles west of the major city of Gloucester, 40 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles west of London. King's Thorn lies seven miles north-east of the Gwent border. King's Thorn falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR2 postcode district. The post town for King's Thorn is Hereford.
King's Thorn is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.
Ceremonial County | Herefordshire |
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Historic County | Herefordshire |
Administrative County | County of Herefordshire |
King's Thorn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Herefordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of King's Thorn is HR2 8AW.
King's Thorn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HR2 postcode district.
The post town for King's Thorn is Hereford. King's Thorn is in the HR2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hereford.
The centre of King's Thorn is located at position 51.98397° latitude and -2.72846° longitude.
Latitude | 51.98397° |
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Longitude | -2.72846° |
The centre of King's Thorn is located at the grid reference easting 350069 and northing 231974 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 350069 |
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Northing | 231974 |
Position of King's Thorn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of King's Thorn to the centre of the town.
Position of King's Thorn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of King's Thorn to the centre of the city.