Kington is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, one mile west of the town of Thornbury, 11 miles north of the major city of Bristol, 29 miles east of Cardiff, and 104 miles west of London. Kington lies five miles east of the Gwent border. Kington falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the BS35 postcode district. The post town for Kington is Bristol.
Kington is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | South Gloucestershire |
Kington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kington is BS35 1NB.
Kington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS35 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BS35 postcode district.
The post town for Kington is Bristol. Kington is in the BS35 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.
The centre of Kington is located at position 51.60815° latitude and -2.54634° longitude.
Latitude | 51.60815° |
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Longitude | -2.54634° |
The centre of Kington is located at the grid reference easting 362262 and northing 190066 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362262 |
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Northing | 190066 |
Position of Kington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kington to the centre of the town.
Position of Kington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kington to the centre of the city.