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Where is Kington?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Kington as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Kington
Map showing location of Kington within the UK
Location of Kington within the UK

Which county is Kington in?

Kington is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountySouth Gloucestershire

Where is Kington in Gloucestershire?

Kington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Kington within Gloucestershire
Location of Kington within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Kington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kington is BS35 1NB.

Where is Kington in BS35?

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.

Map showing location of Kington within BS35
Location of Kington within BS35

What is the post town for Kington?

The post town for Kington is Bristol. Kington is in the BS35 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bristol.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kington?

The centre of Kington is located at position 51.60815° latitude and -2.54634° longitude.

Latitude51.60815°
Longitude-2.54634°

What is the easting and northing of Kington?

The centre of Kington is located at the grid reference easting 362262 and northing 190066 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting362262
Northing190066

What are the nearest towns to Kington?

Position of Kington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kington to the centre of the town.

west
1m
Kington is 1 mile west of Thornbury
north
5m
Kington is 5 miles north of Bradley Stoke
east
6m
Kington is 6 miles east of Chepstow
north
7m
Kington is 7 miles north of Filton
north-west
7m
Kington is 7 miles north-west of Yate
north-west
8m
Kington is 8 miles north-west of Chipping Sodbury
south
8m
Kington is 8 miles south of Lydney
west
9m
Kington is 9 miles west of Wotton-under-Edge
east
9m
Kington is 9 miles east of Caldicot
south-west
10m
Kington is 10 miles south-west of Dursley

What are the nearest cities to Kington?

Position of Kington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kington to the centre of the city.

north
11m
Kington is 11 miles north of Bristol
north-west
18m
Kington is 18 miles north-west of Bath
east
19m
Kington is 19 miles east of Newport
south-west
22m
Kington is 22 miles south-west of Gloucester
north
28m
Kington is 28 miles north of Wells
east
29m
Kington is 29 miles east of Cardiff
south
32m
Kington is 32 miles south of Hereford
south
43m
Kington is 43 miles south of Worcester
north-west
49m
Kington is 49 miles north-west of Salisbury
west
56m
Kington is 56 miles west of Oxford