Kingston is located in the county of Isle of Wight, South East England, five miles south of the town of Newport, 15 miles south-west of the major city of Portsmouth, and 80 miles south-west of London. Kingston was historically in the county of Hampshire. Kingston falls within the unitary authority of Isle of Wight. It is in the PO38 postcode district. The post town for Kingston is Ventnor.
Kingston is in the ceremonial county of Isle of Wight, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Isle of Wight.
Ceremonial County | Isle of Wight |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Isle of Wight |
Kingston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Isle of Wight, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Isle of Wight.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kingston is PO38 2JZ.
Kingston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PO38 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PO38 postcode district.
The post town for Kingston is Ventnor. Kingston is in the PO38 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ventnor.
The centre of Kingston is located at position 50.62951° latitude and -1.32324° longitude.
Latitude | 50.62951° |
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Longitude | -1.32324° |
The centre of Kingston is located at the grid reference easting 447963 and northing 81309 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 447963 |
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Northing | 81309 |
Position of Kingston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingston to the centre of the town.
Position of Kingston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingston to the centre of the city.