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Where is Leighton?

Leighton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles south-west of the town of Frome, 13 miles south of the major city of Bath, 38 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 102 miles west of London. Leighton lies five miles west of the Wiltshire border. Leighton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA11 postcode district. The post town for Leighton is Frome.

Leighton on a map

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

Which county is Leighton in?

Leighton is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Leighton in Somerset?

Leighton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Leighton within Somerset
Location of Leighton within Somerset

What is the postcode for Leighton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Leighton is BA11 4PN.

Where is Leighton in BA11?

Leighton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Leighton within BA11
Location of Leighton within BA11

What is the post town for Leighton?

The post town for Leighton is Frome. Leighton is in the BA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Frome.

What is the latitude and longitude of Leighton?

The centre of Leighton is located at position 51.19357° latitude and -2.42412° longitude.

Latitude51.19357°
Longitude-2.42412°

What is the easting and northing of Leighton?

The centre of Leighton is located at the grid reference easting 370459 and northing 143902 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting370459
Northing143902

What are the nearest towns to Leighton?

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

south-west
5m
Leighton is 5 miles south-west of Frome
east
5m
Leighton is 5 miles east of Shepton Mallet
north
6m
Leighton is 6 miles north of Bruton
south
7m
Leighton is 7 miles south of Midsomer Norton
south
7m
Leighton is 7 miles south of Radstock
north-east
8m
Leighton is 8 miles north-east of Castle Cary
north
10m
Leighton is 10 miles north of Wincanton
north-west
10m
Leighton is 10 miles north-west of Mere
west
11m
Leighton is 11 miles west of Warminster
south-west
11m
Leighton is 11 miles south-west of Westbury

What are the nearest cities to Leighton?

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

east
10m
Leighton is 10 miles east of Wells
south
13m
Leighton is 13 miles south of Bath
south-east
20m
Leighton is 20 miles south-east of Bristol
west
29m
Leighton is 29 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
37m
Leighton is 37 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
38m
Leighton is 38 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
47m
Leighton is 47 miles south of Gloucester
north-west
49m
Leighton is 49 miles north-west of Southampton
west
49m
Leighton is 49 miles west of Winchester
north-east
58m
Leighton is 58 miles north-east of Exeter