Lea is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, two miles east of the town of Malmesbury, 12 miles west of the major town of Swindon, 49 miles east of Cardiff, and 83 miles west of London. Lea lies four miles south of the Gloucestershire border. Lea falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN16 postcode district. The post town for Lea is Malmesbury.
Lea is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Lea is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lea is SN16 9FE.
Lea is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SN16 postcode district.
The post town for Lea is Malmesbury. Lea is in the SN16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Malmesbury.
The centre of Lea is located at position 51.57753° latitude and -2.06164° longitude.
Latitude | 51.57753° |
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Longitude | -2.06164° |
The centre of Lea is located at the grid reference easting 395825 and northing 186521 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 395825 |
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Northing | 186521 |
Position of Lea relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lea to the centre of the town.
Position of Lea relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lea to the centre of the city.