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Where is Minehead?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Minehead in?

Minehead 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 Minehead in Somerset?

Minehead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Minehead within Somerset
Location of Minehead within Somerset

What is the postcode for Minehead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Minehead is TA24 5NL.

Where is Minehead in TA24?

Minehead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA24 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA24 postcode district.

Map showing location of Minehead within TA24
Location of Minehead within TA24

What is the post town for Minehead?

The post town for Minehead is Minehead. Minehead is in the TA24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Minehead.

What is the latitude and longitude of Minehead?

The centre of Minehead is located at position 51.20578° latitude and -3.47789° longitude.

Latitude51.20578°
Longitude-3.47789°

What is the easting and northing of Minehead?

The centre of Minehead is located at the grid reference easting 296852 and northing 146213 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting296852
Northing146213

What are the nearest towns to Minehead?

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

west
7m
Minehead is 7 miles west of Watchet
north
12m
Minehead is 12 miles north of Dulverton
north-west
13m
Minehead is 13 miles north-west of Wiveliscombe
south
14m
Minehead is 14 miles south of Llantwit Major
east
16m
Minehead is 16 miles east of Lynton
south-west
16m
Minehead is 16 miles south-west of Barry
south
18m
Minehead is 18 miles south of Cowbridge
north-west
19m
Minehead is 19 miles north-west of Wellington
north-east
20m
Minehead is 20 miles north-east of South Molton
south-west
21m
Minehead is 21 miles south-west of Penarth

What are the nearest cities to Minehead?

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

south-west
23m
Minehead is 23 miles south-west of Cardiff
north
33m
Minehead is 33 miles north of Exeter
south-west
34m
Minehead is 34 miles south-west of Newport
south-east
35m
Minehead is 35 miles south-east of Swansea
west
36m
Minehead is 36 miles west of Wells
south-west
42m
Minehead is 42 miles south-west of Bristol
west
50m
Minehead is 50 miles west of Bath
north-east
65m
Minehead is 65 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
67m
Minehead is 67 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
70m
Minehead is 70 miles south-west of Gloucester

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