Merston is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, two miles south-east of the city of Chichester, 16 miles west of the major town of Worthing, and 55 miles south-west of London. Merston was historically in the county of Sussex. Merston falls within the district council of Chichester, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the PO20 postcode district. The post town for Merston is Chichester.
Merston is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Ceremonial County | West Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | West Sussex |
Merston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Sussex, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Merston is PO20 1BE.
Merston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PO20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PO20 postcode district.
The post town for Merston is Chichester. Merston is in the PO20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chichester.
The centre of Merston is located at position 50.82136° latitude and -0.73164° longitude.
Latitude | 50.82136° |
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Longitude | -0.73164° |
The centre of Merston is located at the grid reference easting 489439 and northing 103190 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 489439 |
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Northing | 103190 |
Position of Merston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Merston to the centre of the town.
Position of Merston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Merston to the centre of the city.