Minehead is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, seven miles west of the town of Watchet, 24 miles south-west of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 23 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 146 miles west of London. Minehead falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA24 postcode district. The post town for Minehead is Minehead.
Minehead is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Minehead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Minehead is TA24 5NL.
Minehead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA24 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA24 postcode district.
The post town for Minehead is Minehead. Minehead is in the TA24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Minehead.
The centre of Minehead is located at position 51.20578° latitude and -3.47789° longitude.
Latitude | 51.20578° |
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Longitude | -3.47789° |
The centre of Minehead is located at the grid reference easting 296852 and northing 146213 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 296852 |
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Northing | 146213 |
Position of Minehead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Minehead to the centre of the town.
Position of Minehead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Minehead to the centre of the city.