Kingswood is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, one mile south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge, 16 miles north-east of the major city of Bristol, 36 miles east of Cardiff, and 97 miles west of London. Kingswood lies five miles north-west of the Wiltshire border. Kingswood falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL12 postcode district. The post town for Kingswood is Wotton-under-Edge.
Kingswood is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | Gloucestershire |
Kingswood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kingswood is GL12 8RT.
Kingswood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL12 postcode district.
The post town for Kingswood is Wotton-under-Edge. Kingswood is in the GL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wotton-under-Edge.
The centre of Kingswood is located at position 51.62456° latitude and -2.36782° longitude.
Latitude | 51.62456° |
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Longitude | -2.36782° |
The centre of Kingswood is located at the grid reference easting 374634 and northing 191814 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 374634 |
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Northing | 191814 |
Position of Kingswood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingswood to the centre of the town.
Position of Kingswood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kingswood to the centre of the city.