Malmesbury is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, four miles south-east of the town of Tetbury, 14 miles west of the major town of Swindon, 47 miles east of Cardiff, and 85 miles west of London. Malmesbury lies two miles south of the Gloucestershire border. Malmesbury falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SN16 postcode district. The post town for Malmesbury is Malmesbury.
Malmesbury 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 |
Malmesbury is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Malmesbury is SN16 0AH.
Malmesbury 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 Malmesbury is Malmesbury. Malmesbury is in the SN16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Malmesbury.
The centre of Malmesbury is located at position 51.58561° latitude and -2.10136° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58561° |
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Longitude | -2.10136° |
The centre of Malmesbury is located at the grid reference easting 393074 and northing 187422 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 393074 |
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Northing | 187422 |
Position of Malmesbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Malmesbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Malmesbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Malmesbury to the centre of the city.