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Where is Meare?

Meare is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north-west of the town of Glastonbury, 15 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 27 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 117 miles west of London. Meare falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA6 postcode district. The post town for Meare is Glastonbury.

Meare on a map

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

Which county is Meare in?

Meare 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 Meare in Somerset?

Meare is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of Meare within Somerset
Location of Meare within Somerset

What is the postcode for Meare?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Meare is BA6 9PU.

Where is Meare in BA6?

Meare is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Meare within BA6
Location of Meare within BA6

What is the post town for Meare?

The post town for Meare is Glastonbury. Meare is in the BA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glastonbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Meare?

The centre of Meare is located at position 51.1715° latitude and -2.78121° longitude.

Latitude51.1715°
Longitude-2.78121°

What is the easting and northing of Meare?

The centre of Meare is located at the grid reference easting 345480 and northing 141653 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting345480
Northing141653

What are the nearest towns to Meare?

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

north-west
3m
Meare is 3 miles north-west of Glastonbury
north-west
4m
Meare is 4 miles north-west of Street
south
8m
Meare is 8 miles south of Axbridge
north
8m
Meare is 8 miles north of Somerton
north
9m
Meare is 9 miles north of Langport
west
10m
Meare is 10 miles west of Shepton Mallet
east
10m
Meare is 10 miles east of Bridgwater
south-east
10m
Meare is 10 miles south-east of Burnham-on-Sea
north-east
12m
Meare is 12 miles north-east of North Petherton
north-west
13m
Meare is 13 miles north-west of Castle Cary

What are the nearest cities to Meare?

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

south-west
6m
Meare is 6 miles south-west of Wells
south
21m
Meare is 21 miles south of Bristol
south-west
23m
Meare is 23 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
27m
Meare is 27 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
30m
Meare is 30 miles south of Newport
west
43m
Meare is 43 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
45m
Meare is 45 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
53m
Meare is 53 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-east
59m
Meare is 59 miles south-east of Swansea
south
61m
Meare is 61 miles south of Hereford