Kington is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, five miles south of the town of Presteigne, 34 miles west of the major city of Worcester, 50 miles north of Cardiff, and 133 miles west of London. Kington lies two miles south-east of the Powys border. Kington falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR5 postcode district. The post town for Kington is Kington.
Kington 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 |
Kington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Herefordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kington is HR5 3ZZ.
Kington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HR5 postcode district.
The post town for Kington is Kington. Kington is in the HR5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kington.
The centre of Kington is located at position 52.20379° latitude and -3.02895° longitude.
Latitude | 52.20379° |
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Longitude | -3.02895° |
The centre of Kington is located at the grid reference easting 329779 and northing 256672 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 329779 |
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Northing | 256672 |
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.