Letcombe Bassett is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, two miles south-west of the town of Wantage, 14 miles east of the major town of Swindon, and 58 miles west of London. Letcombe Bassett lies two miles north-west of the Berkshire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Letcombe Bassett falls within the district council of Vale of White Horse, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX12 postcode district. The post town for Letcombe Bassett is Wantage.
Letcombe Bassett is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Letcombe Bassett is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Letcombe Bassett is OX12 9LT.
Letcombe Bassett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OX12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OX12 postcode district.
The post town for Letcombe Bassett is Wantage. Letcombe Bassett is in the OX12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wantage.
The centre of Letcombe Bassett is located at position 51.56356° latitude and -1.46388° longitude.
Latitude | 51.56356° |
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Longitude | -1.46388° |
The centre of Letcombe Bassett is located at the grid reference easting 437260 and northing 185101 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 437260 |
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Northing | 185101 |
Position of Letcombe Bassett relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Letcombe Bassett to the centre of the town.
Position of Letcombe Bassett relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Letcombe Bassett to the centre of the city.